2025 Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in New York

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #88 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 124 associate degrees in substance abuse/addiction counseling during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling School for Your Associate Degree

The substance abuse/addiction counseling associate 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

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different 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.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on substance abuse/addiction counseling students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of substance abuse/addiction counseling students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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 associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in New York

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for substance abuse/addiction counseling students seeking a an associate degree.

Top New York Schools for an Associate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

1

Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Kingsborough Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Kingsborough Community College

2

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling needs to check out Suffolk County Community College. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Selden.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Suffolk County Community College

3

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Hudson Valley Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Hudson Valley Community College

4

Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Erie Community College is a great choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Buffalo.More information about a associate in substance abuse/addiction counseling from Erie Community College

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	379	10
New Jersey	249	35
Maryland	221	147
Delaware	96	42

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	154
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	78

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.