2025 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you pursue a associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #88 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 211 associate degrees in substance abuse/addiction counseling to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of substance abuse/addiction counseling for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality substance abuse/addiction counseling program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to substance abuse/addiction counseling students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other substance abuse/addiction counseling students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized substance abuse/addiction counseling related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for substance abuse/addiction counseling students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools

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 Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

1

San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

San Antonio College is a good choice for students pursuing an associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Located in the city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from San Antonio College

2

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling has to take a look at Tarrant County College District. Tarrant County College is a very large public college located in the large city of Fort Worth.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Tarrant County College District

3

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

El Centro College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dallas.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from El Centro College

4

McLennan Community College
Waco, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

McLennan Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Located in the city of Waco, MCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from McLennan Community College

5

Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Texas State Technical College

6

Rio Salado College
Tempe, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Rio Salado College

7

Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public college located in the fringe town of Kilgore.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Kilgore College

Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best substance abuse/addiction counseling colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	194
Arizona	349	38
New Mexico	255	6
Oklahoma	222	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	92
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	36
Clinical/Medical Social Work	24
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	2

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.