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

20 Colleges
$34,268 Avg Salary
$31,603 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. 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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Shreveport the most popular school in the Southeast Region for community organization and advocacy students. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Georgia State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, community organization graduates from Middle Georgia State University take out $39,955 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

The excellent programs at Southeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in the Southeast Region . SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.

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#5

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

The excellent programs at Columbia College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in the Southeast Region . Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Future Generations University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region list. Future Generations is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Franklin.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

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#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC

Guilford College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for community organization and advocacy students. It came in at #10 on the list. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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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 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 20 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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