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2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Plains States Region

13 Colleges
$29,957 Avg Salary
$33,744 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Plains States 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

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for community organization and advocacy students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University is a great place for community organization and advocacy students. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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The excellent programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, community organization graduates from DMACC take out $26,230 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Black Hills State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that community organization majors at BHSU take out is $31,250.

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#5

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great place for community organization and advocacy students. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #6, Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for community organization and advocacy students. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State 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. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular community organization and advocacy programs. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

Dordt University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 5
Minnesota 122
Kansas 2
Iowa 28
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 20

One of 5 majors within the area of study, community organization and advocacy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Community Organization

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 13 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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