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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 5,915 people earned their degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,093 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their substance abuse/addiction counseling program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the Great Lakes Region

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Governors State University
University Park, Illinois

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Governors State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in University Park, Illinois, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Northwest. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Indiana University - Northwest

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the #4 spot on the list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Detroit Mercy

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Central Michigan University

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

University of Indianapolis landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Indianapolis is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 0 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at UIndy

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