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2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the New England Region

21 Colleges
$37,119 Avg Salary
$28,134 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the New England 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies the most popular school in the New England Region for community organization and advocacy students. Located in the city of Springfield, Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Community Organization majors at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies take out an average of $31,143 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Report

#2

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

The excellent programs at Merrimack College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holyoke Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, community organization graduates from Holyoke Community College take out $7,009 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

The excellent programs at Albertus Magnus College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Community Organization majors at Albertus Magnus take out an average of $44,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Albertus Magnus College Report

#5

Clark University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the New England Region list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#6

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

With a ranking of #6, Berkshire Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for community organization and advocacy students. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University 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. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular community organization and advocacy programs. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

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Manchester 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 #9 on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Manchester.

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University of Maine at Augusta ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the New England Region list. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at University of Maine at Augusta Report

Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 196
Connecticut 17
Maine 0
Rhode Island 2
Vermont 0

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 21 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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