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2025 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools

14 Colleges in the United States
415 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #364 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 14 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 415 bachelor's degrees in substance abuse/addiction counseling during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools The substance abuse/addiction counseling bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for substance abuse/addiction counseling students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for substance abuse/addiction counseling students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
82 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Grand Canyon University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Grand Canyon University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13 Annual Graduates

University of South Dakota is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. USD is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Vermillion.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from University of South Dakota

3
39 Annual Graduates

Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Mankato.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
22 Annual Graduates

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

5
Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
16 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
11 Annual Graduates

RIC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Rhode Island College

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16 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from University of Central Arkansas

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10 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from The College at Brockport

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22 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Alvernia University

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
27 Annual Graduates

Metro State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Saint Paul.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Metropolitan State University

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling by Region

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Related Major Annual Graduates
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 1,259
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 614
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 358
Clinical/Medical Social Work 157
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 46
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 3
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 1

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