2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,114 people earned their degree in community organization and advocacy, making the major the 243rd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community organization and advocacy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community organization and advocacy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the community organization and advocacy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at UIUC

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Organization Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 3 doctorate’s community organization degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Cornell

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Featured Public Administration Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >