Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Eastern Washington University

If you are interested in studying substance abuse/addiction counseling, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 188 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 19 of them were substance abuse/addiction counseling majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

EWU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
• Master’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

EWU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the substance abuse/addiction counseling progam at EWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The substance abuse/addiction counseling major at EWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools	15
Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools	20
	20
Most Focused Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools	23
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Basic Certificate Schools	41
Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Basic Certificate Schools	41
Most Focused Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Basic Certificate Schools	70
Most Focused Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools	100
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools	267

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling from EWU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for substance abuse/addiction counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at EWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the substance abuse/addiction counseling majors at Eastern Washington University.

EWU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from EWU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling at EWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EWU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling from EWU. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a substance abuse/addiction counseling master's degree from EWU, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the substance abuse/addiction counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a master's in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

EWU also has a doctoral program available in substance abuse/addiction counseling. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.