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Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$15,259 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,074 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for community organization students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Community Organization & Advocacy

Our analysis found Borough of Manhattan Community College to be the best value school for community organization and advocacy students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . BMCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

BMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,050 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that community organization majors at BMCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,760.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Empire State College is a great value for community organization and advocacy students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

SUNY Empire undergraduate students pay an average of $17,540 in tuition and fees each year. On average, community organization graduates from SUNY Empire take out $21,356 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SUNY Empire also is in the top 15% of our Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan College of New York. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. MCNY is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCNY are $20,188 per year. On average, community organization graduates from MCNY take out $23,859 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

Explore the best community organization and advocacy colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 40
New York 820
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 3 schools only.

  • 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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