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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy

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1,884 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Community Organization Major

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,884 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major” ranking, we looked at 59 colleges that offer a degree in community organization and advocacy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their community organization and advocacy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 128 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Full Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, New York

Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 431 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s community organization students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at SUNY Empire

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan College of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s community organization students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Metropolitan College of New York Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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Siena Heights University
Adrian, Michigan

Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena Heights University landed the #4 spot on the list. Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Siena Heights University

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Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albertus Magnus College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major. Albertus Magnus College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 17 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Albertus Magnus Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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Black Hills State University
Spearfish, South Dakota

Black Hills State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Black Hills State University is a small public school situated in Spearfish, South Dakota. It awarded 20 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at BHSU

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Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Columbia College South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Columbia College South Carolina

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Allegheny College
Meadville, Pennsylvania

Allegheny College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking, coming in at #8. Allegheny is a small school located in Meadville, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Allegheny College

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 155 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Central Michigan

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Middle Georgia State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

Full Middle Georgia State University Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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Guilford College
Greensboro, North Carolina

Guilford College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s community organization students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Guilford

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Miami University - Hamilton ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Miami University - Hamilton is a public institution located in Hamilton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Miami University - Hamilton Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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West Virginia University Institute of Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. West Virginia University Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beckley, West Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at West Virginia University Tech

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Northland College
Ashland, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #14, Northland College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Northland is located in Ashland, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Northland College Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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Aquinas College Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Aquinas College Michigan ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Aquinas College Michigan

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking, coming in at #16. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 349 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Grand Canyon University

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 346 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at UOPX - Arizona

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Nazareth College
Rochester, New York

Nazareth College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Nazareth is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Nazareth

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 10 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking, coming in at #20. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 68 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Northwestern

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With a ranking of #21, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at UC Santa Cruz

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University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 6 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at UAF

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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #23, Anna Maria College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. This small school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Anna Maria College

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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

Portland State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Portland State University

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Miami University - Middletown ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. This small school is located in Middletown, Ohio, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Miami University - Middletown

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