2024 Best Colleges for Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling

SUMMARY

Majoring in Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling is not only a valuable choice, but typically a required first step for students planning to begin a career as a rehab therapist, a teen psychiatrist , or a school counselor. Interestingly, nationally, substance abuse and addiction counseling is a very rare major ranking as the 288th most popular degree. Last academic year alone, there were 469 substance abuse and addiction counseling degrees conferred. In-state tuition for substance abuse and addiction counseling at private schools is, on average, 2.8 times more pricey than their public peers.

With just 37 universities offering substance abuse and addiction counseling there could be a smaller selection of institutions that will have an option for you. If you are looking to surround yourself with other substance abuse and addiction counseling students, consider institutions in Arizona which have more undergrads admitted to substance abuse and addiction counseling than any other state. Zooming out, the top region to study substance abuse and addiction counseling is in the Southwest region with Grand Canyon University, Ottawa University-Phoenix, and Western New Mexico University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick for the top conference to study substance abuse and addiction counseling is the Western Athletic Conference with Grand Canyon University representing the conference. That said, our belief is that the best college for substance abuse and addiction counseling is Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education. You may also want to check out our list of best colleges.

The objectively best school is not necessarily the 'best' school for every student. There are lots of factors to weigh when deciding on institution. Stuff like campus amenities, transportation services, and food would sway your decision on which university to attend. At Authority, we've examined the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you want to know which substance abuse and addiction counseling college boasts the top campus, the answer is Grand Canyon University. If you are very interested in which school boasts the top campus, then we have a whole list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through government databases, professor reviews, student reviews, and more to evaluate all U.S. majors in an unbiased and informative way. You can explore our well researched list for the colleges with the best student life&nbsphere and, from that list, our pick for the college with the best student life for substance abuse and addiction counseling is Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education. Curious why? Continue scrolling to discover more about Authority's top recommendations. Some of our picks will probably shock you.

If expense is a major deciding factor in your decisions, you might be cautious about Alvernia University. Alvernia University&nbspappears to be our most expensive school for substance abuse and addiction counseling, at least regarding out of state enrollment. We do have a list of the most expensive&nbspcolleges that could put the expense of Alvernia University&nbspinto perspective. You could also want to know that substance abuse and addiction counseling is the 387th most expensive program in the nation, with an average associated cost of $16,000. To zoom out a little, the most expensive state for substance abuse and addiction counseling nationally is Pennsylvania demonstrated by a tuition of $35,350 at Alvernia University. To zoom out even further, the most expensive region for substance abuse and addiction counseling is unfortunately unavailable due to missing data.

Our cheapest region for substance abuse and addiction counseling is the Plains region which is represented by Metropolitan State University with a cost of $14,345, Minot State University with a cost of $6,088, and University of South Dakota with a cost of $11,172. On the bright side, the most affordable college for substance abuse and addiction counseling is Minot State University. Our comprehensive list of the most affordable colleges can be found here.

In-state students can expect to pay in the neighborhood of $8,700 for a degree in substance abuse and addiction counseling. The cost balloons substantially to an average of $17,800 for the out-of-state public-school student. On that note, our choice for the college constituting the best value for substance abuse and addiction counseling: Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion. Through this link you can find our comprehensive list on the schools we believe to be the best value&nbspin general. With that said, this list is predicated on the assumption that you are an out-of-state student. The value proposition changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but as we do not know what state(s) you might qualify for in-state tuition, we are approaching this discussion through out-of-state tuition costs.

Earnings for substance abuse and addiction counseling students range widely, but two-years after completing the major graduates will typically make around $40,800. There is much variation in earnings potential; highest paid earners can make up to $69,800. Even straight out of school, the minimum earning positions within the substance abuse and addiction counseling field earn $24,000, which could be worse. The highest earning grads from substance abuse and addiction counseling come from Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion&nbspand if you are looking for schools with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The general diversity of substance abuse and addiction counseling ranks decent, being within the 62nd percentile of all programs. The school with the most composite diversity for substance abuse and addiction counseling is Grand Canyon University&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list for the universities which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling stands only within the 80th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is even further below average in the 60th percentile. White collegians compose the largest proportion at 56% of scholars majoring in substance abuse and addiction counseling. Additionally, 74% of undergraduates seeking a substance abuse and addiction counseling degree are women.

The median score of substance abuse and addiction counseling's professors is 4.3 stars, which is 8% greater than the median score for all majors; which is a pretty good ranking. If you are interested in the most popular substance abuse and addiction counseling instructor in the country, look no further than Deatra Riley from Broward College. This might be shocking, but the top rated substance abuse and addiction counseling instructors by student are found at Portland Community College. As we including data other than simply rankings it becomes clear that the college with the overall best professors for substance abuse and addiction counseling is Rhode Island College. You can find more detail on our ever evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, as well as some of the finest examples of professors nationwide.

Finally, the most difficult university to get into for substance abuse and addiction counseling is Union College. While we are unsure why you would be interested, we have a detailed list for the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we hope you understand that looking at college from examples mainly informed by superlatives might create issues. We encourage you to look at some of our other pages on different universities and explore a few of our background articles on useful details to look for as you progress with your university search.