[Community Organization & Advocacy](/majors/social-services-public-administration/community-organization-and-advocacy/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value community organization & advocacy schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in community organization & advocacy, balancing cost against outcomes.
Leading the list is Metropolitan State University, our #1 best value for community organization & advocacy in Minnesota. Metropolitan State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul. Students from in state pay about $9,840 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $30,822 to complete the community organization & advocacy program here. Early-career community organization & advocacy graduates make about $54,195. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 99%.
Capella University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value community organization & advocacy schools. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a very large private for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $14,400. Typical student debt for community organization & advocacy graduates is $35,998. Soon after graduation, community organization & advocacy degree recipients from Capella University generally make around $50,009. That is a strong return on a $35,998 median debt.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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