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Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges
$49,872 Avg Salary
$27,886 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, community organization and advocacy was ranked #167 in the country. In fact 3,096 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for community organization majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for community organization and advocacy students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

While working on their degree, community organization majors at Northwestern accumulate an average of around $16,500 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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#4

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Madonna University is a great place for community organization and advocacy students. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for community organization and advocacy students. It came in at #6 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#7

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Community Organization majors at Central Michigan take out an average of $40,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for community organization and advocacy students. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

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Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 293
Ohio 31
Illinois 122
Indiana 73
Wisconsin 2

One of 5 majors within the area of study, community organization and advocacy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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