2025 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Community Organization & Advocacy is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #134 out of the 328 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for community organization & advocacy students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 148 associate degrees in community organization & advocacy to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate 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 - 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 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 associate 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 Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Community Organization & Advocacy in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Community Organization

1

SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY

47 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in community organization & advocacy has to take a look at SUNY Empire State College. 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

Borough of Manhattan Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in community organization & advocacy. BMCC is a large public college located in the large city of New York.

Community Organization & Advocacy associate degree recipients from Borough of Manhattan Community College get an earnings boost of about $2,262 above the typical earnings of community organization & advocacy graduates.

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

Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

Explore the best community organization & advocacy schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	243

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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	148

Majors Similar to Community Organization

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Services	1,102
Public Administration	34
Other Public Administration	10

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.