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2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools

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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

Check out the community organization master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for community organization and advocacy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in the United States. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree community organization and advocacy programs. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools ranking. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

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Community Organization & Advocacy by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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