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2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for community organization majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the most popular school in the Southeast Region for community organization and advocacy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the community organization majors at the school.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at University of West Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular community organization and advocacy schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Murray State University

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Virginia Tech Report

Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 33
Virginia 1
North Carolina 8
Florida 16
Tennessee 15
Kentucky 37
South Carolina 14
Louisiana 130
Arkansas 10
Mississippi 6
West Virginia 16

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 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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