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2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in Illinois

5 Colleges
$90,388 Avg Salary
$16,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy School for You

In 2020-2021, 122 degrees and certificates were awarded to community organization and advocacy students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #149 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for community organization and advocacy students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Community Organization majors at Northwestern take out an average of $16,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Northwestern University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great place for community organization and advocacy students. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Western Illinois University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#4

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Aurora University

#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at DePaul University

Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 293
Ohio 31
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 5 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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