2025 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Community Organization & Advocacy is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #139 out of the 343 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 reviewed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of community organization & advocacy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 107 master's degrees in community organization & advocacy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Community Organization & Advocacy School for Your Master's Degree

The community organization master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality community organization program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's 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 - The number of community organization & advocacy students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized community organization & advocacy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for community organization & advocacy students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Community Organization & Advocacy Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Community Organization & Advocacy in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in community organization & advocacy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Community Organization

1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

42 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in community organization & advocacy. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in community organization & advocacy from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

32 Annual Graduates

$51,957 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a master's degree in community organization & advocacy. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Master's students who receive their degree from the community organization program earn about $51,957 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in community organization & advocacy from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

3

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Grand Valley State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in community organization & advocacy. Located in the fringe town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in community organization & advocacy from Grand Valley State University

4

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

10 Annual Graduates

Western Illinois University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in community organization & advocacy. WIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Macomb.More information about a master’s in community organization & advocacy from Western Illinois University

5

Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH

10 Annual Graduates

$56,061 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the community organization program report average early career earnings of $56,061.

More information about a master’s in community organization & advocacy from Cleveland State University

Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

Explore the best community organization & advocacy schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	40
Michigan	211	48
Ohio	207	16
Indiana	191	39

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Community Organization & Advocacy Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Community Organization & Advocacy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Community Organization Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Community Organization & Advocacy	107

Majors Similar to Community Organization

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	1,250
Public Policy	244
Human Services	172
Other Public Administration	27

Notes and References

• 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.
• 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.