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2023 Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$30,550 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in the United States for community organization and advocacy students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Park University Report

#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Towson University is a great value for community organization and advocacy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNCW are $21,343 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Murray State are $14,544 per year.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Northwestern University Report

#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for community organization and advocacy students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.

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#8

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Empire are $23,660 a year.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate community organization and advocacy programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at New York University Report

#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate community organization and advocacy programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $25,570 in tuition and fees each year.

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Community Organization & Advocacy by Region

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Middle Atlantic
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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 12 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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