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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,096 people earned their degree in community organization and advocacy, making the major the 169th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 633 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major” ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a degree in community organization and advocacy. That schools that top this list have a program in community organization and advocacy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major”.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Future Generations University landed the #1 spot on the list. Franklin, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Future Generations University Community Organization & Advocacy Report
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Prescott College landed the #2 spot on the list. Prescot College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Lincoln University landed the #3 spot on the list. Claremont Lincoln University is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s community organization degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 130 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 13 students 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Merrimack College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking, coming in at #6. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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National University of Natural Medicine landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Murray State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 24 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Clark University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 masters’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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Southeastern University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 16 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
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Capella University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 96 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Delta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s community organization degrees to qualified students.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Brandeis University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
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Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking, coming in at #16. 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 2020-2021.
Full Cleveland State University Community Organization & Advocacy Report
Northwestern University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s community organization degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Northwestern University Community Organization & Advocacy Report
Western Illinois University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking, coming in at #19. John Jay is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s community organization degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s community organization students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Vanderbilt University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s community organization degrees to qualified students.
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 freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Emory and Henry College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. This small school is located in Emory, Virginia, and it awarded 1 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking, coming in at #23. WKU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Binghamton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 11 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Organization Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 2 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Community Organization & Advocacy Report
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