Community Organization & Advocacy at SUNY Empire State College

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

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 10,724. In 2021, 431 community organization majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Empire.

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.

SUNY Empire Community Organization & Advocacy Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Empire offers distance education options for community organization at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Empire Community Organization & Advocacy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks community organization programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Empire performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The community organization major at SUNY Empire 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 Schools	1
Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools	6
Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
	10

Earnings of SUNY Empire Community Organization Graduates

The median salary of community organization students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Empire is $38,496. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $32,311 for all community organization bachelor's degree recipients.

Community Organization Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the community organization majors at SUNY Empire State College.

SUNY Empire Community Organization & Advocacy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of community organization associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in community organization only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at SUNY Empire may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in community organization at SUNY Empire are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a associate's in community organization.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Empire Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 431 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in community organization from SUNY Empire in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in community organization at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire State College with a bachelor's in community organization.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	88
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	251
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

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

Related Majors

• Human Services
• Public Policy

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Empire State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,510	$56,110
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers	12,090	$49,440

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.