2024 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in Illinois
3
Colleges in Illinois
21
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
substance abuse/addiction counseling, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #88 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for substance abuse/addiction counseling students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 21 associate degrees in substance abuse/addiction counseling to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of substance abuse/addiction counseling for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality substance abuse/addiction counseling program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to substance abuse/addiction counseling students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other substance abuse/addiction counseling students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized substance abuse/addiction counseling related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for substance abuse/addiction counseling students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.