Counseling
Counseling Psychology
Why choose Loyola for your degree in counseling or counseling psychology?
Loyola's counseling programs emphasize applied research and professional development training that integrates social justice principles.
Our students understand that advocacy and innovative counseling approaches are required to address the serious mental health, educational, and career outcome disparities facing many disenfranchised populations. 100% of our full-time faculty for these programs are persons of color, each with active research labs examining pressing social issues while providing opportunities to collaborate with students.
Degrees Offered:
By the numbers
#5
AMONG ALL SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS
95%
GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATE AT GRADUATION
40%
BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) STUDENTS
Counseling Psychology
Counseling Psychology student Tiffany Fang’s OP-ED published in the Chicago Tribune
In March 2021, author Tiffany Fang was profoundly affected when six Asian women were killed by a white gunman in the Atlanta spa shootings. Writing was her tool to reclaim the narrative and tell the story from her vantage point.
Read MoreLoyola's counseling programs emphasize applied research and professional development training that integrates social justice principles.
Our students understand that advocacy and innovative counseling approaches are required to address the serious mental health, educational, and career outcome disparities facing many disenfranchised populations. 100% of our full-time faculty for these programs are persons of color, each with active research labs examining pressing social issues while providing opportunities to collaborate with students.