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

5 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 450 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent substance abuse/addiction counseling programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 6 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 38 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree substance abuse/addiction counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, Capella University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Capella University

#3

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Washburn University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washburn University are $19,206.

Full Washburn University Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report

#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637.

Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at University of South Dakota

#5

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Metro State are $17,552.

Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Metropolitan State University

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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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