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2023 Best Value Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
286 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Community Organization & Advocacy is the 169th most popular major in the country with 3,096 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, community organization and advocacy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,265 and had an average of $26,263 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 286 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,268 and $31,603 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in community organization and advocacy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community organization and advocacy programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region community organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Community Organization & Advocacy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 13 ’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vanderbilt is $4,652 for southeast region community organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Vanderbilt

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified ’s community organization students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region community organization students whose families make $30-$48k list, Murray State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Murray State University is $9,520 for Southeast Region Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Murray State University Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Georgia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 31 ’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Middle Georgia State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Georgia State University is $9,468 for southeast region community organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Middle Georgia State University

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s community organization students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region community organization students whose families make $30-$48k list, WKU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,211 for Southeast Region Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

Read full report on Community Organization & Advocacy at WKU

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Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s community organization degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region community organization students whose families make $30-$48k list, Columbia College South Carolina has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College is $19,785 for southeast region community organization students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Community Organization & Advocacy at Columbia College

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Southeastern University
Lakeland, Florida

Southeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s community organization degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

SEU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,474 for Southeast Region Community Organization students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SEU.

Full Southeastern University Community Organization & Advocacy Report

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