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Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies
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Grand Canyon University
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Liberty University
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Wake Forest University
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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University of South Dakota
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Drexel University
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Coppin State University
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Colorado State University-Fort Collins
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University of Detroit Mercy
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Monmouth University
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Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
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Virginia Commonwealth University
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Universidad Central Del Caribe
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Palm Beach Atlantic University
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Johnson & Wales University-Providence
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Carlow University
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Central Michigan University
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Bay Path University
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Washburn University
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
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Metropolitan State University
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Eastern Washington University
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University of Central Oklahoma
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Governors State University
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Universidad Central de Bayamon
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Union College
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Capella University
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Ottawa University-Online
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Ottawa University-Phoenix
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Ottawa University-Milwaukee
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Ottawa University-Kansas City
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Antioch University-New England
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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling programs prepare individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations.
Of the 526 Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling degrees granted each year at the Masters degree level, women make up 72% percent and men make up 28% percent of the field of study. Did you know that Arizona has more students being granted a degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling than any other state? In fact, Arizona awarded 201 degrees last year! The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is $37,200.
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