Community Organization & Advocacy isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #139 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 478 master's degrees in community organization & advocacy during the <nil> academic year.
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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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
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.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's 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 - 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 colleges for community organization & advocacy students working on their master's degree.
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 Master's Degree Schools.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.