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2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s

29 Ranked Colleges
1,863 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Community Organization & Advocacy is the 243rd most popular major in the country with 3,114 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,863 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the community organization and advocacy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 266 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students per year to attend ASU - Skysong.

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#3

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s. SUNY Empire State College is a fairly large public school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 406 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Empire, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,142 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students per year to attend SUNY Empire.

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#4

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California
#23 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 4 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - California not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,664 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students per year to attend UOPX - California.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#17 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 349 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

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#6

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota

With a ranking of #6, Black Hills State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Black Hills State University is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 30 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend BHSU is $16,641 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

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#24 in overall quality

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school situated in Magnolia, Arkansas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $14,270 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Central Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 149 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $15,981 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students per year to attend Central Michigan University.

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#15 in overall quality

Metropolitan College of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

MCNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend MCNY is $15,310 for bachelor’s degree community organization students.

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#10

Columbia College

Columbia, South Carolina
#19 in overall quality

Columbia College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Columbia College South Carolina is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 4 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia College South Carolina, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College South Carolina is $18,307 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

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With a ranking of #11, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,116 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students per year to attend Middle Georgia State University.

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#12

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska
#9 in overall quality

University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks is $10,333 for bachelor’s degree community organization students.

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#13

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#11 in overall quality

University of Baltimore came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UB also took the #11 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UB is $21,183 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

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#14

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

Dordt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Dordt is a small school located in Sioux Center, Iowa that handed out 3 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Dordt University is $25,102 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#15

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana
#13 in overall quality

University of Indianapolis came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIndy, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UIndy is $20,512 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

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Miami University - Hamilton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Miami University - Hamilton is a small school located in Hamilton, Ohio that handed out 7 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Miami University - Hamilton is $11,559 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

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#17

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Siena Heights University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s community organization students in 2019-2020.

Siena Heights University also took the #21 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Siena Heights University is $21,249 for bachelor’s degree community organization students.

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#18

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#22 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Oral Roberts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oral Roberts University is $22,248 for bachelor’s degree community organization students.

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#19

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Portland State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 46 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree community organization students list, Portland State University has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,040 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students per year to attend Portland State University.

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#20

Nazareth College

Rochester, New York
#6 in overall quality

Nazareth College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Nazareth is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nazareth, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $29,994 for bachelor’s degree community organization students per year to attend Nazareth College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#21

Aquinas College Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#25 in overall quality

Aquinas College Michigan landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 6 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Aquinas College Michigan also took the #25 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Aquinas College Michigan is $18,549 for bachelor’s degree community organization students.

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#22

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Anna Maria College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Anna Maria is located in Paxton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

Anna Maria also took the #3 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Anna Maria College is $24,626 for bachelor’s degree community organization students.

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#23

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut
#16 in overall quality

Albertus Magnus College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community organization students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Albertus Magnus, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Albertus Magnus is $26,015 for bachelor’s degree community organization students.

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#24

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts - Boston is $18,340 for Bachelor’s Degree Community Organization students.

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With a ranking of #25, Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 149 degrees to qualified bachelors’s community organization students in 2019-2020.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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