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2024 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools in Maryland

6 Colleges in Maryland
295 Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Awarded
A degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #254 out of 1506 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for substance abuse/addiction counseling students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 295 degrees in substance abuse/addiction counseling during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling School

Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools in Maryland Your choice of substance abuse/addiction counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Master's Degrees in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in Maryland

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the substance abuse/addiction counseling degree levels they offer.

Top Maryland Schools in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MD
57 Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Awarded

Anne Arundel Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #525 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means AACC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 57 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at AACC in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD
66 Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling needs to take a look at Baltimore City Community College. Baltimore City Community College is a small public college located in the city of Baltimore. This college ranks 21st out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 66 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at Baltimore City Community College in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
109 Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Community College of Baltimore County if you wish to pursue a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. CCBC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #759 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCBC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 109 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at CCBC in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MD
70.0% Growth in Graduates

Hagerstown Community College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. HCC is a small public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown. This college ranks 20th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 10 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at HCC in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MD

Wor-Wic Community College is a good option for students interested in a degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Salisbury. This college ranks 34th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 18 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at Wor-Wic Community College in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MD
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #813 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Frederick Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 4 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at Frederick Community College in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MD

Coppin is a small public university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 32nd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 14 substance abuse/addiction counseling students who graduated with this degree at Coppin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 217
Pennsylvania 978 57
New Jersey 614 38
Delaware 345 42

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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
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 153
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 102
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 27
Clinical/Medical Social Work 26
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 11
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 11
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 7

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