If you plan on majoring in substance abuse/addiction counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #254 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of substance abuse/addiction counseling. Combined, these schools handed out 364 degrees in substance abuse/addiction counseling to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling School
Your choice of substance abuse/addiction counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in Minnesota
The schools below may not offer all types of substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Minnesota Schools in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
It's difficult to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you wish to pursue a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #412 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were about 34 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in substance abuse/addiction counseling has to look into Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Minneapolis. This college ranks 25th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 33 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
Metropolitan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 44th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 48 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at Metro State in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).