2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy School for You
In 2020-2021, 122 degrees and certificates were awarded to community organization and advocacy students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #149 most popular major in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges.
Top Illinois Schools in Community Organization & Advocacy
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for community organization and advocacy students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
On average, community organization graduates from Northwestern take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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The excellent programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in Illinois. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aurora University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 293 |
| Ohio | 31 |
| Indiana | 73 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Community Organization
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Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 4 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.