2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,096 people earned a degree or certificate in community organization and advocacy, making the major the #167 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
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Top 10 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the United States for community organization and advocacy students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for community organization and advocacy students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University is a great place for community organization and advocacy students working on their master’s degree. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in the United States. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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Towson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree community organization and advocacy programs. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for community organization and advocacy students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree community organization and advocacy programs. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
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Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for community organization and advocacy students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Community Organization
One of 5 majors within the area of study, community organization and advocacy has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 21 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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