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2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,114 people earned their degree in community organization and advocacy, making the major the 243rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 538 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community organization and advocacy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community organization and advocacy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the community organization and advocacy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree community organization students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 47 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern University Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at U-M

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at University of Michigan - Dearborn

#5

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 6 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at WIU

#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 16 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Cleveland State University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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