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2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in California

4 Colleges
$30,929 Avg Salary
$15,621 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy School for You

In 2020-2021, 43 degrees and certificates were awarded to community organization and advocacy students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #256 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Community Organization & Advocacy program at each school on the list.

Check out the community organization programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Santa Cruz the most popular school in California for community organization and advocacy students. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

The average amount in student loans that community organization majors at UC Santa Cruz take out is $16,058.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Claremont Lincoln University is a great place for community organization and advocacy students. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Lincoln University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 42
Alaska 11

Community Organization & Advocacy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Community Organization

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 4 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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