2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 886 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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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Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$20,164 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carlow University landed the #1 spot on the list. Carlow University is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Carlow did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carlow are $20,164, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$12,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coppin State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 17 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Coppin also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Coppin are $12,978.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Coppin State University

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #1 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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