Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University

Every substance abuse/addiction counseling school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.

VCU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? VCU offers distance education options for substance abuse/addiction counseling at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

VCU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

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.

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling from VCU. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in substance abuse/addiction counseling each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the substance abuse/addiction counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling
• Genetic 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.