2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is the 253rd most popular major in the country with 5,728 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

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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 Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCO Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 207 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Grand Canyon University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (With Aid)

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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