Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Psychology

Tuition is 19,188 USD per year.

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Psychology program prepares students for careers in counseling, psychotherapy, and mental health services for all age groups. It emphasizes client-centered skill training while introducing a variety of theoretical orientations and includes extensive field experience. The curriculum is designed to provide all courses required by the state of Illinois for licensing examinations.

Focus areas include Child Subspecialty, Marriage and Family Subspecialty, Addictions Subspecialty.

The program requires a minimum of 60 semester credit hours for graduation, distributed across coursework, practical experience, and a research component (thesis or non-thesis option).

Graduates are employed primarily in private practice, public mental health centers, hospitals, residential treatment facilities, and social service agencies, or pursue doctoral studies.

Prospective students must have completed undergraduate courses in Introduction to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Statistics, with at least two of these taken prior to application. Remaining prerequisite courses may be taken concurrently.

The programme totals about 60 credit hours. On-campus delivery with day and evening class options available. For international students, tuition is below the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 77% of applicants.

On the Lisle campus, students can take part in clubs, organizations, intramurals, leadership opportunities, athletics, campus ministry, and community volunteer work. Lisle is one of Benedictine's campus locations, alongside Mesa, Arizona, with additional options in China, Vietnam, and online. Small classes and a low student-faculty ratio support a setting where professors and advisors can know students personally.

Benedictine began as St. Procopius College in 1887 and has grown within the Catholic intellectual tradition. Its educational approach combines personal and spiritual growth with preparation for lives of meaning and purpose, welcoming students of all cultures, racial and ethnic identities, genders, faiths, and no faith. Academic options span the Goodwin College of Business and Liberal Arts, College of Science and Health, and School of Education.

Programs include fields such as accounting, business analytics, computer science, biology, chemistry, engineering science, education, communication arts, criminology, and nursing, with study available in Lisle, Mesa, China, or online depending on the program. The university offers 42 undergraduate majors, 17 graduate degrees, three doctoral programs, and 17 certificate programs. International undergraduates are reviewed for scholarships upon admission and may be eligible for up to $20,000. Applicants with overseas credit need an official course-by-course evaluation, and English proficiency requirements apply. Short-term and exchange students work through formal agreements with their home institutions.