Community Organization & Advocacy at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies

If you plan to study community organization and advocacy, take a look at what Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 609 students attend the school each year. Of the 165 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies in 2021, 128 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.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Community Organization & Advocacy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Community Organization

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Community Organization & Advocacy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the community organization progam at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies 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 Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies 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 Focused Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Community Organization & Advocacy Schools	2
Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools	7
Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
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Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Schools	28
Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools	36
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Earnings of Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Community Organization Graduates

The median salary of community organization students who receive their bachelor's degree at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is $37,713. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $32,311 for all community organization bachelor's degree recipients.

Community Organization Student Demographics at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the community organization majors at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 128 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in community organization from Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its community organization bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies with a bachelor's in community organization.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies also has a doctoral program available in community organization. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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 MA, the home state for Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers	2,580	$53,470
Community and Social Service Specialists	910	$44,880

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.