by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,433 people earned their degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 933 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their substance abuse/addiction counseling program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at IWU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Northwest. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. IU Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at IU Northwest
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 4 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Detroit Mercy Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 3 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Central Michigan
University of Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIndy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Indianapolis Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
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