a bachelor's degree in community organization & advocacy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #133 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of community organization & advocacy. Combined, these schools handed out 64 bachelor's degrees in community organization & advocacy to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's 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
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to community organization & advocacy students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of community organization & advocacy students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for community organization & advocacy to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor'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 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Featured Community Organization & Advocacy Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
It's hard to beat University of California - Santa Cruz if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in community organization & advocacy. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the community organization program earn about $29,617 for their early career.
Portland State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in community organization & advocacy. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.
After graduation, community organization bachelor's recipients usually make around $34,020 at the beginning of their careers.
Rankings in Majors Related to Community Organization
One of 4 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Community Organization & Advocacy has other similar majors worth exploring.
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.
