Community Organization & Advocacy at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490.

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.

WIU Community Organization & Advocacy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Community Organization

WIU Community Organization & Advocacy Rankings

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Community Organization Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in community organization from WIU. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in community organization each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a community organization master's degree from WIU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois 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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.