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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

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 $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community organization and advocacy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent community organization and advocacy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the community organization and advocacy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 Northwestern University are $56,567.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

U-M also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

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#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 #3 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s community organization 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.

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#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Illinois University Community Organization & Advocacy Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

Cleveland State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 16 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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