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2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region

27 Colleges
$49,872 Avg Salary
$27,886 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy 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. 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our analysis found Central Michigan University to be the most popular school for community organization and advocacy students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that community organization majors at Central Michigan take out is $40,000.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

After completing their degree, community organization graduates from Northwestern carry an average student debt load of $16,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Siena Heights University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that community organization majors at Siena Heights University take out is $32,941.

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Lansing Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Washtenaw Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for community organization and advocacy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor.

After completing their degree, community organization graduates from Washtenaw Community College carry an average student debt load of $22,500.

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#8

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for community organization and advocacy students. It came in at #8 on the list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

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#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Kellogg Community College

Battle Creek, MI

Kellogg Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular community organization and advocacy programs. Located in the small city of Battle Creek, Kellogg Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

Explore the best community organization and advocacy schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 293
Ohio 31
Illinois 122
Indiana 73
Wisconsin 2

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 27 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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