Community Organization & Advocacy is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 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.
Our analysis ranked Metropolitan State University the best school in the country for a degree in community organization & advocacy. Metropolitan State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul. The six-year graduation rate is 44%. There were roughly 18 community organization & advocacy students who graduated with this degree at Metropolitan State University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their community organization & advocacy degree from Metropolitan State University earn around $54,195 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $30,822 to complete this degree.
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Students looking for a strong community organization & advocacy program will find one at Capella University, which ranked #2. This very large private for-profit university is located in the city of Minneapolis. The six-year graduation rate is 20%. Capella University awarded about 67 community organization & advocacy degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their community organization & advocacy degree from Capella University earn around $50,009 in the first couple years of their career. Capella University graduates carry a median of $35,998 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 6 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.
