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2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in New York

10 Colleges
$33,539 Avg Salary
$19,006 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy School for You

Community Organization & Advocacy is the #85 most popular major in New York with 820 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for community organization and advocacy students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. BMCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

On average, community organization graduates from BMCC take out $8,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Siena College

Loudonville, NY

Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Siena is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loudonville.

After completing their degree, community organization graduates from Siena carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#5

Nazareth College

Rochester, NY

The excellent programs at Nazareth College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in New York. Nazareth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that community organization majors at SUNY Empire take out is $26,621.

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#7

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for community organization and advocacy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in New York ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Metropolitan College of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for community organization and advocacy students. MCNY is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

After completing their degree, community organization graduates from MCNY carry an average student debtload of $35,031.

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John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked #10 on this year’s Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 40
Maryland 6
District of Columbia 0

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 10 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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