Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Rhode Island College

If you plan to study substance abuse/addiction counseling, take a look at what Rhode Island College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling from RIC.

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.

RIC Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

RIC Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks substance abuse/addiction counseling programs across the country. The following shows how RIC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The substance abuse/addiction counseling major at RIC 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	9
Most Focused Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools	99
Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools	284

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the substance abuse/addiction counseling majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from RIC in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RIC 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

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.