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2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for community organization and advocacy students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

About 74% of the students majoring in community organization at the school are women while 26% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

Of the 7 students majoring in community organization at WIU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for community organization and advocacy students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges 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 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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