Every Substance Abuse Counseling Degree at Every Level, All in One Place

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Without a national board to establish a single set of education requirements for substance use professionals coast-to-coast, the responsibility for setting those standards is handled at the state level.

In many states you’ll find a state government licensing authority setting those standards, often the same one that licenses therapists and mental health counselors.

In nearly as many states, you’ll find non-government professional associations that handle credentialing, usually operating as local affiliates of one of the two big national certification agencies – typically the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), and sometimes the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC).

In some states you’ll find both, with professional associations offering certification and state government agencies offering licenses, each providing a different level of authority.

But in all cases, the degree level, specific curriculum requirements, and field training required to practice as an addictions counselor comes down to a state-level decision.

Degrees at Every Level Have a Place in Preparing Substance Use Disorder Professionals in Different Roles

Without a single national authority to determine what’s in or what’s out for licensing, you’ll find that requirements can differ considerably from state-to-state.

Degrees at every level have a place in credentialing addiction professionals at various levels, so you’ll find everything from undergraduate certificates to advanced degrees on this list.

From community colleges to private universities, this list is made up entirely of schools that hold reginal or national accreditation. That means that all these programs are eligible for federal financial aid—a critical distinction for many students interested in addiction counseling as a career.

Your First Steps To Becoming a Substance Use Disorder Professional Starts With an Education at One of These Schools

You’ll notice that schools in any state will tend to teach to the requirements for licensure or certification in that state.

You’ll also find degrees in other, related fields such as mental health counseling, psychology, or marriage and family therapy meet requirements for addiction counselor credentials in many states, and that holding a license in those professional fields offers an easy path to additional substance abuse counseling credentials. For that reason, you’ll see degrees in those fields listed here with a combined focus on addictions studies.

If there is a college program in addiction counseling for any niche or purpose worth your consideration anywhere in the country, you’ll find it on this list.

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