2025 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in community organization & advocacy sits in the middle of the road, ranking #139 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 master's degrees in community organization & advocacy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for community organization & advocacy students working on their master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Community Organization & Advocacy in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in community organization & advocacy.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Community Organization

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

32 Annual Graduates

$51,957 Median Starting Salary

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in community organization & advocacy. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Soon after graduating, community organization master's recipients usually make about $51,957 in the first five years of their career.

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

2

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

12 Annual Graduates

Grand Valley State University is a great option for students pursuing a master's degree in community organization & advocacy. Located in the fringe town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in community organization & advocacy from Grand Valley State University

Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	40
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	45

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	162
Public Policy	136

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.