Community Organization & Advocacy at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying community organization and advocacy, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. Of the 2,722 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 2021, 68 of them were community organization and advocacy majors.

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.

Northwestern Community Organization & Advocacy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Community Organization
• Master’s Degree in Community Organization

Northwestern Community Organization & Advocacy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The community organization major at Northwestern 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	4

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in community organization from Northwestern. This makes it the #6 most popular school for community organization master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Community Organization Graduates from Northwestern Make?

The median salary of community organization students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $65,015. This is 101% higher than $32,311, which is the national average for all community organization bachelor's degree recipients.

Community Organization Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students earned a bachelor's degree in community organization from Northwestern. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. The typical community organization bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in community organization at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in community organization.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Northwestern Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a master's degree in community organization from Northwestern. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in community organization each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Public Administration

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Social and Community Service Managers	4,380	$66,150
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,990	$38,900

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.