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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Governors State University

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Governors State University

What traits are you looking for in a substance abuse/addiction counseling school? To help you decide if Governors State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's substance abuse/addiction counseling program.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year.

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.

GSU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

GSU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Program

93% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a master's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling from GSU. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

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In the substance abuse/addiction counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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