2025 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools

Community Organization & Advocacy isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #134 in popularity out of 328 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of community organization & advocacy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 259 associate degrees in community organization & advocacy during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Community Organization & Advocacy School for Your Associate Degree

The community organization associate 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - How many other community organization & advocacy students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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 associate 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 colleges for community organization & advocacy students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Community Organization & Advocacy Schools

The community organization school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Community Organization & Advocacy in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for community organization & advocacy students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Schools for an Associate in Community Organization

1

SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY

47 Annual Graduates

SUNY Empire State College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in community organization & advocacy. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in community organization & advocacy from SUNY Empire State College

2

Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY

98 Annual Graduates

$33,854 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in community organization & advocacy needs to check out Borough of Manhattan Community College. BMCC is a large public college located in the city of New York.

Those community organization & advocacy students who get their associate degree from Borough of Manhattan Community College earn $3,318 more than the average community organization student.

More information about a associate in community organization & advocacy from Borough of Manhattan Community College

3

Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, MI

49 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in community organization & advocacy needs to check out Washtenaw Community College. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in community organization & advocacy from Washtenaw Community College

4

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

18 Annual Graduates

$26,312 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Des Moines Area Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in community organization & advocacy. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the community organization program make an average of $26,312 for their early career.

More information about a associate in community organization & advocacy from Des Moines Area Community College

Community Organization & Advocacy by Region

View the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Community Organization & Advocacy Related Rankings by Major

Community Organization & Advocacy is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Community Organization Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Community Organization & Advocacy	259

Most Popular Majors Related to Community Organization

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Services	3,742
Public Administration	73
Other Public Administration	42
Public Policy	2

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.