Community Organization & Advocacy is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for community organization & advocacy students pursuing a degree.
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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.
Black Hills State University tops our 2026 ranking of the best community organization & advocacy schools. Set in the town of Spearfish, Black Hills State University is a moderately-sized public institution. Black Hills State University graduates 43% of students within six years. About 20 community organization & advocacy degrees were awarded at Black Hills State University in the most recent year. Graduates of the community organization & advocacy program make about $39,092 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $31,500.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 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.
