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Doctor’s Degrees in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

4 Yearly Graduations
50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3 schools in the United States where you can get your doctor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. This major attracts roughly equal numbers of men and women. Around 50 of these students are from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 4 people earned their doctor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. This earns it the #73 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in substance abuse/addiction counseling at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 1,963
Associate Degree 1,314
Undergraduate Certificate 1,191
Master’s Degree 526
Bachelor’s Degree 467
Graduate Certificate 450
Doctor’s Degree 4

Earnings of Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for substance abuse/addiction counseling students who are doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

A doctor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling is about equally as popular with men as it is with women.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2
Women 2
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The racial-ethnic distribution of substance abuse/addiction counseling doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 3 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Learn more about the most popular 3 below:

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
9 Yearly Graduations
67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Capella University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for substance abuse/addiction counseling majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Roughly 38,900 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $14,328 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $14,826 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 9 people received their doctor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Capella University. About 67% of this group were women, and 67% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#2

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California
1 Yearly Graduations

University of California - San Diego comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in substance abuse/addiction counseling. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,564 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,700 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling from UCSD.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to substance abuse/addiction counseling that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
154
42
19
19
14

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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