2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great substance abuse/addiction counseling programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 207 diplomas to qualified masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 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 Grand Canyon University are $11,436.

Full Grand Canyon University Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$17,913 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 10 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCO has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at UCO

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $48-$75k)

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.

Featured Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >