Community Organization & Advocacy at Western Illinois University

Every community organization & advocacy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the community organization program at Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of community organization master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in community organization each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

Of the students who received a community organization master's degree from WIU, 70% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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.