Community Organization & Advocacy programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their community organization & advocacy programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools to find the best for community organization & advocacy students.
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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the community organization & advocacy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Northwestern University tops our 2026 ranking of the best community organization & advocacy schools. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Northwestern University graduates 95% of students within six years. About 70 community organization & advocacy degrees were awarded at Northwestern University in the most recent year. Community Organization & Advocacy graduates of Northwestern University earn a median of $95,714 early in their careers. Northwestern University graduates carry a median of $13,500 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong community organization & advocacy program will find one at Depaul University, which ranked #2. Depaul University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. The six-year graduation rate is 68%. There were roughly 11 community organization & advocacy students who graduated with this degree at Depaul University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the community organization & advocacy program make about $55,226 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $25,310 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
