2020 Most Affordable Online Master's in Substance Abuse Counseling Degrees
With annual tuitions under $24,000, these 24 online colleges offer the most affordable master's in substance abuse counseling programs. Fort Valley State University, ranked #1, offers an online Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management for only $5,694 per year. Ranked #2, Aspen University offers a M.A. in Psychology and Addiction Counseling at a tuition rate of $5,850 annually. Classes for this program include Advanced Counseling Skills, Drug Enforcement, and Neurobiology of Addiction.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley State University | $5,694 | |
| Aspen University | $5,850 | |
| University of South Dakota | $8,384 | |
| Washburn University | $9,522 | |
| Ottawa University Online | $9,525 | |
| Morehead State University | $10,260 | |
| New Mexico Highlands University | $10,500 | |
| Governors State University | $11,296 | |
| Liberty University | $11,300 | |
| Union College - KY | $12,000 | |
| University of the Cumberlands | $12,000 | |
| Cornerstone University | $13,110 | |
| Drexel University | $13,156 | |
| Capella University | $13,440 | |
| Purdue University Global | $13,860 | |
| Winston-Salem State University | $14,398 | |
| Crown College | $15,120 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | $17,250 | |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | $17,821 | |
| Regent University Online | $17,850 | |
| Nova Southeastern University | $18,960 | |
| Adler Graduate School | $19,168 | |
| University of Louisville | $22,920 | |
| Texas Southern University | $23,337 |
- Annual Tuition: $5,694
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 417
- Example Classes: Advanced Career Counseling; Clinical Supervision; Counseling Theories and Processes; Cultural Diversity in Counseling; Fundamentals of Research; Lifespan Development in Rehabilitation; Medical Case Management; Practicum in Rehabilitation; Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation Assessment & Evaluation
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management
- Annual Tuition: $5,850
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: DEAC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,035
- Example Classes: Advanced Counseling Skills; Drug Enforcement; Neurobiology of Addiction
Online Master's Degrees
- M.A. in Psychology and Addiction Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $8,384
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,476
- Example Classes: Addiction Professional Supervision; Alcohol & Drug Continuum
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Addiction Studies (Advanced Track)
- Master of Arts in Addiction Studies (Standard Track)
- Master of Science in Administration - Addiction Studies
- Annual Tuition: $9,522
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 852
- Example Classes: Addiction and Recovery Services; Advanced Pharmacology/Substance Use Disorders; Diagnosis Substance Use Disorders; Integrative Approaches Dual Disorders
Online Master's Degrees
- MA in Human Services/Addiction Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $9,525
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 31
- Example Classes: Appraisal, Assessment, and Treatment Planning In Addictions Counseling; Expressive Arts Therapies; Fundamentals of Treatment of Trauma, Abuse, and Deprivation; Psychological Testing
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Addiction Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $10,260
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 800
- Example Classes: Alcohol, Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency; Approaches to Chemical Dependency Treatment II; Introduction to Chemical Dependency Counseling
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Sociology - Chemical Dependency
- Master of Public Administration - Counseling Addiction Services Management
- Annual Tuition: $10,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,169
- Example Classes:
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Education - Counseling: Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling
- Master of Arts in Education - Counseling: Rehabilitation Counseling
- Master of Arts in Education - Counseling: Rehabilitation Counseling - Vocational Evaluation
- Annual Tuition: $11,296
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,595
- Example Classes: Etiology and Epidemiology of Substance Abuse; Families, Counseling Approaches, and Addiction; Psychopathology and Coexisting Disorders
Online Master's Degrees
- MHS in Addictions Studies
- Annual Tuition: $11,300
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 33,217
- Example Classes: Addiction & the Recovery Process; Biological Aspects of Addiction & Recovery; Clinical Diagnosis & Treatment Planning; Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Addiction; Ethical & Legal Issues in Counseling; Group Counseling; Healthy Sexuality; Multicultural Counseling; Treatment & the Recovery Process
Online Master's Degrees
- MA: Addictions Counseling
- MA: Human Services Counseling:Â Addictions & Recovery
- MA: Pastoral Counseling: Addictions & Recovery
- Annual Tuition: $12,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 214
- Example Classes: Advanced Forensic Psychology; Biological Systems of Chem. Dep; Multicultural & Diversity Issues; Recovery and Relapse
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Substance Abuse Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $12,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 10,210
- Example Classes: Etiology & Diagnosis of Abnormal Behavior; Etiology and Diagnosis of Mental Disorders; Family Therapy in Addiction Treatment; Lifestyle and Career Development; Motivation and Change; Psychological Assessment in Clinical Practice; Psychopharmacology & Addictions; Spirituality & Values in Counseling
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Addiction Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $13,110
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 506
- Example Classes: Addictions Counseling: Treatment & Intervention; Clinical Diagnostic Assessment of Addictions; Sociology of Addictions
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Counseling - Addictions Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $13,156
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,910
- Example Classes: Ethical Issues in Addictions Counseling; Preventing Substance Use Disorders; Substance Use Counseling with Special Populations; Trauma and Families
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Addictions Counseling
- Master of Science in Complementary and Integrative Health - Integrative Addiction Therapies
- Annual Tuition: $13,440
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 27,356
- Example Classes: Foundations and Current Issues in Addiction Treatment; Group Therapy in Addiction Treatment
Online Master's Degrees
- MS - Addiction Studies
- Annual Tuition: $13,860
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,094
- Example Classes: Chemical and Psychological Dependency Counseling; Co-Occurring Disorders and Treatments; Ethics for Addictions Professionals
Online Master's Degrees
- MSPY - Addictions
- Annual Tuition: $14,398
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 449
- Example Classes: Family Collaboration/Intervention; Psychopathology and Treatment in Rehabilitation; Psychopharmacology
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling
#17 Crown College
- Annual Tuition: $15,120
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 358
- Example Classes: Alcohol and Drug Case Management; Assessment and Treatment Planning for Alcohol and Drug Counseling; Psychopharmacology for Alcohol and Drug Counseling
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Counseling - Alcohol and Drug Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $17,250
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,450
- Example Classes: Substance Abuse and the Family; Substance Abuse in Counseling Practice; Trauma and Crisis Counseling
Online Master's Degrees
- MS in Rehabilitation Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $17,821
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,412
- Example Classes: Cultures of Organizations; Drugs and the Brain; Ethics in HHSA; Foundations in Prevention Science; Leadership Issues in Decision Making; Organizational Communications; Prevention Across the Lifespan; Program Development, Implementation, and Evaluation; Research Methods in Interdisciplinary Studies
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Prevention Science
- Annual Tuition: $17,850
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,536
- Example Classes: Addiction Intervention; Addictive Behaviors & Substance Abuse; Process Addictions
Online Master's Degrees
- M.A. in Human Services - Addictions Counseling
- M.S. in Psychology - Addictions
- Annual Tuition: $18,960
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 15,531
- Example Classes: Issues in Clinical Supervision; Prevention Programming and Education; Psychopharmacology of Illicit and Licit Drugs; Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders
Online Master's Degrees
- MS - Counseling - Substance Abuse Counseling
- MS - Counseling - Substance Abuse Counseling and Education
- Annual Tuition: $19,168
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 297
- Example Classes: Adv Approaches to Counseling & Psychotherapy Skills; Advanced Seminar in Counseling: Human Sexuality; Best Practices in Co-Occurring Disorders
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy - Co-Occurring Disorders and Addiction Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $22,920
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,789
- Example Classes: Motivation and Change: The Process of Change and Strategies to Elicit Intrinsic Motivation; Special Issues in Alcohol and Drug Counseling; Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Social Work - Alcohol & Drug Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $23,337
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,128
- Example Classes: Crisis Intervention; Ethics and Professional Issues in Counseling; Group Counseling
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Education in Counseling - Rehabilitation Counseling