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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 464 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. 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 Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the Southeast Region

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 33 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students list, Liberty University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$11,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Palm Beach Atlantic also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Palm Beach Atlantic University are $11,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 9 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.

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#4

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

#5 in overall quality

$14,146 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2019-2020.

UAPB also took the #5 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAPB are $14,146.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$39,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216.

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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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