2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 964 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 222 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality substance abuse/addiction counseling programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The substance abuse/addiction counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at University of Central Oklahoma

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 207 students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k)

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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