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2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
110 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,728 people earned their degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling, making the major the 253rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 450 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 110 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent substance abuse/addiction counseling programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Saint Cloud State University is $10,688 for plains states region bachelor’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 28 bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $11,057 for plains states region bachelor’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. MSU is a small school located in Minot, North Dakota that handed out 9 bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Minot State University is $8,923 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Metropolitan State University is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,388 for plains states region bachelor’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Metropolitan State University.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 19 bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

USD also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Dakota is $14,517 for plains states region bachelor’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Crown College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Crown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Crown College is $26,128 for plains states region bachelor’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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