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Basic Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Basic Certificates in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

1,842 Yearly Graduations
65% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 45% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.3% 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, 1,842 people earned their basic certificate in substance abuse/addiction counseling. 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 1,842
Associate Degree 1,274
Undergraduate Certificate 1,218
Master’s Degree 521
Graduate Certificate 447
Bachelor’s Degree 415
Doctor’s Degree 7

Earnings of Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for substance abuse/addiction counseling majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in substance abuse/addiction counseling. About 64.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 648
Women 1,194
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The racial-ethnic distribution of substance abuse/addiction counseling basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 21
Black or African American 382
Hispanic or Latino 342
White 962
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 130
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to substance abuse/addiction counseling that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Mental Health Services 759
Community Health Services/Counseling 381
Mental Health Services Technician 256
Mental Health Counseling 101
Clinical/Medical Social Work 41

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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