by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 179 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,957 and $33,744 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in community organization and advocacy. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in community organization and advocacy.
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The community organization school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region list. BHSU is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Black Hills State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region. Metropolitan State University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’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%.
Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Metropolitan State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 96 degrees to qualified ’s community organization students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Capella University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s community organization degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at DMACC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kirkwood Community College Community Organization & Advocacy Report
Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 2 ’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s community organization degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at K -State
With a ranking of #8, Dordt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region list. Sioux Center, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s community organization degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Trinity is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ellendale, North Dakota. It awarded 0 ’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Community Organization & Advocacy Report
Saint Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Community Organization Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s community organization degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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