Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789.

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.

Wake Forest University Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Wake Forest University Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Wake Forest University in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in substance abuse/addiction counseling each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the substance abuse/addiction counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC

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 JHMM13 under License

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