In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Substance Abuse Counseling degree recipients are Dayton, OH, Phoenix, AZ, and Tempe, AZ. The most common degree awarded to students studying Substance Abuse Counseling is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Substance Abuse Counseling and the types of students that study this field. Sinclair Community College awards the most degrees in Substance Abuse Counseling in the US, but Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies and Mountain State College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Substance Abuse Counseling.
Tuition costs for Substance Abuse Counseling majors are, on average, $6,116 for in-state public colleges, and $28,620 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Substance Abuse Counseling programs are Public, 2-year institutions (205 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (2,939 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Substance Abuse Counseling, is Public, 2-year (2,939 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Substance Abuse Counseling programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Substance Abuse Counseling programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Substance Abuse Counseling, with 100%.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Substance Abuse Counseling is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
4.66M
2022 Workforce
± 52,192
3.36%
1 Year Growth
± 1.54%
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.
The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Health in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 42.6.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Female employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Health (3,288 students).
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Substance Abuse Counseling is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
42.6
Average Age in 2022
± 0.149 Years
0.529%
1 Year Change
± 0.499%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 31 years old, which represent 3.06% and 3% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Substance Abuse Counseling are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Associates Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Substance Abuse Counseling for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Substance Abuse Counseling is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
Most Common Countries of Origin
Philippines
202,070 degree recipients
India
87,039 degree recipients
Mexico
36,759 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Philippines
5.03 times more than expected
Cameroon
3.6 times more than expected
Nigeria
3.1 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.03 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (202,070 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Substance Abuse Counseling field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Substance Abuse Counseling majors need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Substance Abuse Counseling majors need more than the average amount of Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, and Persuasion.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Substance Abuse Counseling majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Social Perceptiveness is very distinctive for majors, but the Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.