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2023 Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
286 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Community Organization & Advocacy is the 169th most popular major in the country with 3,096 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, community organization and advocacy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,265 and had an average of $26,263 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 286 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,268 and $31,603 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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 in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy in the Southeast Region

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 28 ’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $11,736 for southeast region community organization students.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Murray State University

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Southeastern University
Lakeland, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

SEU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $26,640 for southeast region community organization students per year to attend Southeastern University.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at SEU

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Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 14 ’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia College South Carolina, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,247 for Southeast Region Community Organization students per year to attend Columbia College South Carolina.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $12,522 for Southeast Region Community Organization students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 31 ’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Georgia State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $10,354 for southeast region community organization students.

Full Middle Georgia State University Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 13 ’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region community organization students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,970 for southeast region community organization students per year to attend Vanderbilt University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Vanderbilt University Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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