2025 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #364 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 40 bachelor's degrees in substance abuse/addiction counseling to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to substance abuse/addiction counseling students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of substance abuse/addiction counseling students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized substance abuse/addiction counseling related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges 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 Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

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

1

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

16 Annual Graduates

University of Central Arkansas is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. UCA is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Conway.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from University of Central Arkansas

2

Union College Kentucky
Barbourville, KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Union College Kentucky if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Union College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Barbourville.More information about a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Union College Kentucky

Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best substance abuse/addiction counseling schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Tennessee	460	0
Kentucky	331	10
Louisiana	306	32
Arkansas	294	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

One of 13 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	537
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	168
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	94
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.