2024 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #231 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for substance abuse/addiction counseling students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 6 master's degrees in substance abuse/addiction counseling to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on substance abuse/addiction counseling students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other substance abuse/addiction counseling students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized substance abuse/addiction counseling related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for substance abuse/addiction counseling students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for substance abuse/addiction counseling students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

1

Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Bay Path University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Bay Path University

2

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling has to take a look at Johnson & Wales University - Providence. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best substance abuse/addiction counseling schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	5
Rhode Island	222	0
New Hampshire	174	1

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Related Rankings by Major

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	887
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	89
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	44
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	33
Clinical/Medical Social Work	11
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy	9
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	4
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.