by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is the 254th most popular major in the country with 5,433 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 874 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 248 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. That schools that top this list have a program in substance abuse/addiction counseling in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern New Mexico College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern New Mexico College is a small school located in Espanola, New Mexico that handed out 6 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern New Mexico College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kilgore College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 26 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small public school situated in Port Arthur, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lamar State College - Port Arthur Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weatherford College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Weatherford College is a public institution located in Weatherford, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Weatherford College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Texarkana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana College is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Mohave Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Mohave Community College is a public institution located in Kingman, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rio Salado College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.
Full Rio Salado College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
Midland College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Midland, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Midland College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
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Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.
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El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full El Paso Community College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
Del Mar College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Del Mar College is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2020-2021.
Full Tyler Junior College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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El Centro College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 28 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full El Centro College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
With a ranking of #17, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Odessa College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waxahachie, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lee College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Baytown, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tarrant County College District landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarrant County College is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 9 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.
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University of St. Thomas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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