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Doctor's Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Doctor’s Degrees in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

7 Yearly Graduations
71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3 schools in the United States where you can get your doctor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 14% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 14.3% of substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 7 people earned their doctor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. This makes it the 465th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

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

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 521
Graduate Certificate 447
Doctor’s Degree 7

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

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for substance abuse/addiction counseling majors with their doctor's degree due to lack of data.

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

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. About 71.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2
Women 5
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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 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 1
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:

#2

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 $11,834 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,264 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. Of these students, 100% were women and 33% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

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

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage & Family Therapy/Counseling 152
Other Mental Health Services 45
Mental Health Counseling 25
Clinical/Medical Social Work 13
Community Health Services/Counseling 9

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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