2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,728 people earned their degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling, making the major the 253rd most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 99 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality substance abuse/addiction counseling programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The substance abuse/addiction counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 33 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Liberty University

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

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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