Our Approach

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is the nation's leading nonprofit school dedicated exclusively to psychology and related fields. Our approach to psychology education and training is distinctive in several important ways:

Our Emphasis on Applied Learning
Our students learn to be powerful agents of change not only through their classroom work, but through an unparalleled range of real-world training experiences. Learn more

Our Commitment to Diversity
A cornerstone of The Chicago School mission is our commitment to serving and embracing diverse and underserved populations around the world. Learn more

Our Practitioner Faculty
Chicago School faculty members are focused not just on theory and research, but on meeting the real-world challenges of individuals, organizations, and society. Learn more

Our close-knit but urban campuses
As an independent nonprofit graduate school, The Chicago School provides you with the best of both worlds: a close-knit learning environment that allows for frequent interaction and collaboration with faculty and fellow students, and large metropolitan communities that offer a vast range of opportunities for clinical training, community service, field research, professional networking, and fun.
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