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Adler University Chicago , IL

About Adler University

Adler University is an accredited graduate school with campuses in Chicago, IL and Vancouver, B.C. All of its efforts focus on graduate-level education in areas of psychology, education, and public policy. It aims to train counselors and other professionals to work in service of communities and for social justice in our society’s most marginalized communities. Adler University offers on-campus, online, and hybrid programming.
institution type
Type of Institution
4 yr
Private not-for-profit
institution tuition
Tuition Range
Over $35K
student to faculty ratio
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
Not available
financial aid percent
Financial Aid Percent
Not available
graduate rate
Graduation Rate
Not available
accreditation status
Accreditation Status
Accredited

Tuition

Range shown below is based on In-state tuition and does not include any external costs such as housing, books, etc.

Estimate Tuition Range
$$$$.................................. $0 - $15,000
$$$$.................................. $15,001 - $25,000
$$$$.................................. $25,001 - $35,000
$$$$.................................. $35,001 or above

Financial Aid Percent

Includes students receiving Federal work study aid as well as aid from pell grants,federal grants, scholarships, and other sources of financial aid.

Why Consider Adler University Chicago, Vancouver, or Online?

Adler University works in service of “gemeinschaftsgefühl,” or the social interest or connection between individual and community wellbeing. As such, its programming is dedicated to teaching practitioners how to provide systemic and structural community intervention. For students interested in social justice and working toward healthy, thriving communities, Adler University provides relevant options. Here are other reasons to consider Adler University:

The Adler School of Psychology

For many people, Adler University may be synonymous with psychology. Indeed the school focuses the majority of its programming in areas of psychology such as clinical psychology, art therapy, couples and family therapy, mental health, forensic psychology, college counseling, and numerous others. As such, prospective students interested in enhancing or advancing their knowledge and careers in psychology can immerse themselves in an environment primarily devoted to just that.

Adler University Online and On Campus

Adler University offers a wide array of its programs on campuses in Chicago and Vancouver. It also offers four Adler School of Professional Psychology online degrees:
  1. A Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  2. An M.A. Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  3. An M.A. in Psychology with a specialization in Military Psychology
  4. An M.A. in Applied Psychology
For students who wish to blend Adler University online programs with on-campus ones, hybrid programs may be an option through Adler graduate school Chicago and the Adler Institute Vancouver.

Adler Grad School Values

Adler University focuses its intentions on producing socially responsible practitioners who can be effective personal and social change agents. Students at Adler learn how to engage communities and establish collaborative partnerships to strengthen communities and provide service. All of this is in service to social justice and working towards equitable distribution of economic, social, political, civil, cultural, and other resources and opportunities in society. Adler’s overall objective is to help practitioners promote the optimal development of people and communities.

Adler’s Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice

Consistent with its mission and values, Adler University has an Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice to help meet public safety challenges with socially just solutions. The Institute focuses on addressing trauma, decriminalizing communities, and building community capacities. Some of its projects active in 2018 include(d) Community Restorative Justice Hubs, the Community Anti-Violence Education Project, and Social Justice Simulations. A team of people at Adler’s Chicago campus and beyond work with community partners to facilitate meaningful and impactful projects.

Community Engagement through Adler University

In addition to doing so through the Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice, Adler University engages with communities through:
  • Adler Community Health Services
  • The Center for Adlerian Practice and Scholarship
  • The Center for Civic Learning and Community Action
  • The Center for Equitable Cities
Each of these entities works alone or with the Institute to pursue social justice in communities throughout Illinois and the U.S. Agencies like these provide opportunities for students to get engaged in areas of community health and social justice that are most important to them.

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Mission, Vision and Values

Adler University strives to continue the work of Alfred Adler, the first community psychologist, by engaging communities, advancing social justice, and graduating socially responsible practitioners.

Admissions:

For Adler University admissions, prospective graduate students should follow admissions instructions for their particular program and the campus they wish to attend. Applicants should expect to submit (at least): an application, transcripts, GRE scores, essays, and professional references. When reviewing applications, Adler University admissions considers the following:
  • Academic performance
  • Content and clarity of written and verbal communication
  • Strength of recommendations
  • Personal and professional presentation throughout the admission process
  • Community service interest and/or experience
  • Prior professional work experience
  • Integrity, motivation, and personal ethics
Many programs fill quickly, so applicants should submit their applications as far in advance of their desired program as possible.

Enrollment, Attendance, Retention Rates and Graduation

Adler University has a total graduate enrollment of 1097
Graduate attendance rate of 33% part-time and 67% full-time
For the years 2017-2018 Adler University awarded: 280 master's degrees, 1 post-master's certificates, 62 doctor's degrees - professional practice

Financial Aid

For students attending the Chicago and online campuses, financial aid is available from the U.S. federal government and from outside and institutional sources. Students qualified to receive financial aid can access loans, scholarships, grants, and federal work study programming to pay their Adler University tuition and other related expenses. Keeping in mind that Adler University Chicago tuition might differ from Vancouver and online tuition, applicants to the Vancouver or online campuses should discuss tuition and financial aid options with an admissions or financial aid counselor.

Accreditation: Universities in the U.S. go through a rigorous process of accreditation. Accreditation is conducted and granted by an independent agency sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Education to do so. The process helps ensure that schools provide curricula and programming consistent with what they promise prospective and current students. Accredited universities have gone through this rigorous process and do so repeatedly over time. Adler University has institutional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). It has additional programmatic accreditation or professional membership from/with the following organizations:
  • The American Psychological Association
  • The American Art Therapy Association
  • The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
  • The Council of Rehabilitation Education
  • The Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
  • The Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association
Student Reviews
  • The school is full of many supportive people who genuinely care for each other. You just really need to join something that interests you and then you'll be able to find some great friends. People seem very chill for it being considered a top university. Definitely a calmer atmosphere compared to schools like Stanford and Berkeley.
  • The university provides the best of both academics opportunities as well as extracurricular activities in order to help their students explore and/or grow their skills on a specific or variety of fields. Their goal is to get their students involved in what they love in order to grow and expand the students knowledge.
  • Overall, I love being a student at USC. On campus, I am a research assistant, a newspaper writer, and a dancer on the competitive hip-hop team. I've met a wide variety of students at USC, some who astound me with their intelligence and hobbies. I love talking to my professors during their office hours. The downsides to being a USC student is that a lot of things are inordinately expensive, the tuition keeps rising (unnecessarily), and the area around it is not super nice.

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    Adler Graduate School offers master’s degrees, doctorate degrees, and graduate certificate in areas such as psychology, education, and public policy. All of its programs are designed to helped students learn how to better impact populations and to help cultivate individual, familial, and community wellbeing and liveliness. Prospective students can pursue programs at the Chicago, Vancouver, or Online Campuses.

    Adler University Program Highlights: Master of Arts in Art Therapy

    During the 2016-2017 school year, 56 of Adler University’s 280 students graduating with master’s degrees did so with an M.A. in Art Therapy. This made the Adler University Art Therapy program one of the school’s most popular that year. The primary goal of the M.A. in Art Therapy program is to teach students how transform lives through creative expression. Through the program, counselors learn how to use the creative process to improve individuals’ mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Curricula emphasizes serving society’s most marginalized populations, and graduates of the program learn how to demonstrate, model, and teach coping skills to people experiencing stress, trauma, behavioral, neurological, and other concerns—all through counseling and art therapy. Students learn in small, intimate classes in spacious studios designed to encourage an artistic and therapeutic environment. In their classes, students study subjects such as:
    • Social justice
    • Community psychology
    • Theories and methods of art therapy
    • Sociocultural and multicultural approaches in counseling and art therapy
    • Intervention and art therapy
    These are just some of many. Students can earn an M.A. in Art Therapy in two years of full-time study.
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