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2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Community Organization & Advocacy

#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 Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Western Illinois University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for community organization and advocacy students working on their master’s degree. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree community organization and advocacy programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

Explore the best community organization and advocacy schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 7 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.

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