2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate” 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 New England region, there were 253 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 55 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular substance abuse/addiction counseling programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate”.

Top 7 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the New England Region

1

Beal College
Bangor, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beal College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 12 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Beal College

2

Manchester Community College
Manchester, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Manchester, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

Gateway Community College
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 8 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, New Hampshire

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. NHTI is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full NHTI-Concord’s Community College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

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Naugatuck Valley Community College
Waterbury, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 7 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

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6

North Shore Community College
Danvers, Massachusetts

North Shore Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. North Shore Community College is a small school located in Danvers, Massachusetts that handed out 6 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at North Shore Community College

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Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, Rhode Island

Top 25% overall quality in New England

Community College of Rhode Island ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Warwick, Rhode Island, and it awarded 3 associates’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full CCRI Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.