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Community Organization & Advocacy at Black Hills State University

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Community Organization & Advocacy at Black Hills State University

If you plan to study community organization and advocacy, take a look at what Black Hills State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and approximately 3,608 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in community organization from BHSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Community Organization & Advocacy section at the bottom of this page.

BHSU Community Organization & Advocacy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Community Organization

BHSU Community Organization & Advocacy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the community organization progam at BHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The community organization major at BHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Community Organization & Advocacy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13

How Much Do Community Organization Graduates from BHSU Make?

The median salary of community organization students who receive their bachelor's degree at BHSU is $29,934. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,311 for all community organization students.

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Community Organization Student Demographics at BHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the community organization majors at Black Hills State University.

BHSU Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of community organization bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in community organization at BHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in community organization.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BHSU also has a doctoral program available in community organization. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Community Organization Grads May Go Into

A degree in community organization can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers 450 $37,170
Social and Community Service Managers 240 $71,630

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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