2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the community organization graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for community organization and advocacy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 68% of the students majoring in community organization at the school are women while 32% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 89% of the community organization majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SUNY Empire State College is a great place for community organization and advocacy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 93% of the community organization majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Park University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular community organization and advocacy schools in the United States. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
About 80% of the students majoring in community organization at the school are women while 20% are male.
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University of Dayton ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
Of the 3 students majoring in community organization at UDayton, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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University of West Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate community organization and advocacy programs. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in community organization at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate community organization and advocacy programs. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
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Murray State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for community organization and advocacy students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Majors Related to Community Organization
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Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 29 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.