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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is the 253rd most popular major in the country with 5,728 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 464 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great substance abuse/addiction counseling programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 9 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at VCU

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, UAPB has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff are $14,146, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union College Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Union College is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.

Union College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Union College are $8,210.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Union College Kentucky

#5

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, Palm Beach Atlantic has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Palm Beach Atlantic University are $11,036.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Palm Beach Atlantic

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 33 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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