Community Organization & Advocacy at Portland State University

What traits are you looking for in a community organization school? To help you decide if Portland State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's community organization program.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. Of the 5,211 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University in 2021, 32 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.

Portland State University Community Organization & Advocacy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Community Organization

Portland State University Community Organization & Advocacy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the community organization progam at Portland State University 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 Portland State University 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
Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools	47

Earnings of Portland State University Community Organization Graduates

The median salary of community organization students who receive their bachelor's degree at Portland State University is $29,429. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,311 for all community organization students.

Community Organization Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a bachelor's degree in community organization from Portland State University. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men. The typical community organization bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in community organization at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in community organization.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Public Policy
• Public Administration
• Social Work

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Social and Community Service Managers	3,950	$63,590
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,620	$42,910
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers	1,240	$42,520

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.