Community Organization & Advocacy is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #134 out of the 328 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 243 associate degrees in community organization & advocacy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on community organization & advocacy students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other community organization & advocacy students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for community organization & advocacy to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized community organization & advocacy related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for community organization & advocacy students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Community Organization & Advocacy Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Community Organization & Advocacy Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Borough of Manhattan Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in community organization & advocacy. BMCC is a large public college located in the large city of New York.
Soon after graduation, community organization associate recipients typically make an average of $27,571 at the beginning of their careers.
Improve the lives of individuals, families and communities with the human service tools gained from this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest of our data about colleges.