2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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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” ranking looked at 5 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.

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. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree community organization students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region 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 made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at WIU

#2

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$17,622 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Cleveland State University

#3

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan

#5 in overall quality

$25,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 2 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UM Dearborn Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#4

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,127 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s community organization students in 2019-2020.

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.

Full U-M Community Organization & Advocacy Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$119,061 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 47 masters’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 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 Northwestern are $56,567.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Northwestern

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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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