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2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,114 people earned their degree in community organization and advocacy, making the major the 172nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, community organization and advocacy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,697 and had an average of $25,006 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 538 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,950 and $26,868 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 $30-$48k” 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.

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. 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree community organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 47 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree community organization students whose families make $30-$48k list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern Community Organization & Advocacy Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at UIUC

#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 $30-$48k list. WIU is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Illinois University 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 #5 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Michigan - 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 more about Community Organization & Advocacy at University of Michigan - Dearborn

#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

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 $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and 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. 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.

Full Cleveland State University Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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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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