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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community organization and advocacy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community organization and advocacy programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the community organization and advocacy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 45 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #2 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 29,390 students enrolled at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,439. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full IUPUI Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Murray State is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Murray State supports 9,449 students, and 401 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 133 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,362. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Murray State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Murray State]](/colleges/murray-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s list. Towson is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 5 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
Towson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 21,917 students enrolled at Towson, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Towson]](/colleges/towson-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying community organization list, WIU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, WIU supports 7,490 students, and 330 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,652. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Western Illinois University Veteran Student Life Report
Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s community organization degrees to qualified students.
Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northwestern University]](/colleges/northwestern-university/student-life/veterans/)
Binghamton University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Binghamton University also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Of the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University, 102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,948. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Binghamton University Veteran Student Life Report
Cleveland State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 16 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
Cleveland State University also took the #13 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Cleveland State University supports 15,247 students, and 411 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 169 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,076. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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Western Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s ranking. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, WKU supports 17,517 students, and 847 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 345 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. WKU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 3 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
UM Dearborn also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18.Among the 8,783 students enrolled at UM Dearborn, 159 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,134. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Michigan - Dearborn Veteran Student Life Report
Metropolitan State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Metro State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Metro State supports 7,552 students, and 257 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 157 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,216. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full Metropolitan State University Veteran Student Life Report
Capella University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 96 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,589 of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #13, Westminster College Utah did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Westminster College Salt Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 63 of the 1,849 students enrolled at Westminster College Utah were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,108. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Westminster College Utah]](/colleges/westminster-college-utah/student-life/veterans/)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s list. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 14 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
John Jay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 15,766 students enrolled at John Jay, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $952. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. John Jay does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Brandeis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 10 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis University, 41 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,483. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Delta State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s list. Delta State University is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 6 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delta State University, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 92 of the 2,999 students enrolled at Delta State University were GI Bill® students, of which 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,717. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Delta State University]](/colleges/delta-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Vanderbilt University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s community organization degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt University were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,769. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full Vanderbilt Veteran Student Life Report
Southeastern University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 16 masters’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
SEU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, SEU supports 9,546 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,265. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full SEU Veteran Student Life Report
Clark University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Community Organization for a Master’s list. Clark University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Clark supports 3,405 students, and 20 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,985. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Clark Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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