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2023 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is the 254th most popular major in the country with 5,433 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 933 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality substance abuse/addiction counseling programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Top 5 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying substance abuse/addiction counseling list, IWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 3,108 students enrolled at IWU, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,305. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. IWU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor’s list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 15 bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 40,826 students enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus, 909 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC]](/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of St Francis
Joliet, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling students in 2020-2021.

University of Saint Francis also took the #4 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 3,529 students enrolled at University of Saint Francis, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,734. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Saint Francis]](/colleges/university-of-st-francis/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor’s list. University of Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.

Detroit Mercy also took the #3 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 4,987 students enrolled at Detroit Mercy, 66 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,617. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Detroit Mercy does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Detroit Mercy]](/colleges/university-of-detroit-mercy/student-life/veterans/)

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Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. OCU is located in Circleville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to qualified students.

OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 121 of the 2,186 students enrolled at Ohio Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,824. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio Christian University]](/colleges/ohio-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)

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