Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at University of South Dakota

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 University of South Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 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.

USD Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
• Master’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at USD

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USD does offer online courses in substance abuse/addiction counseling for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USD Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

The substance abuse/addiction counseling major at USD 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.

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of substance abuse/addiction counseling bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical substance abuse/addiction counseling bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling at USD are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its substance abuse/addiction counseling bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USD Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of substance abuse/addiction counseling master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a substance abuse/addiction counseling master's degree from USD, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Social Work

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.