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2025 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region

2 Colleges in the Southeast Region
197 Community Organization Degrees Awarded
$44,783 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, community organization & advocacy sits in the middle of the road, ranking #169 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 197 degrees in community organization & advocacy annually.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Community Organization
Master's Degrees in Community Organization

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 Schools in the Southeast Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Community Organization & Advocacy in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of community organization degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Community Organization

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Every student who is interested in community organization & advocacy needs to take a look at Vanderbilt University. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Community Organization & Advocacy degree recipients from Vanderbilt University receive an earnings boost of about $3,371 above the typical earnings of community organization & advocacy majors.

More information about a degree in community organization & advocacy from Vanderbilt University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$43,235 Median Starting Salary

Murray State University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in community organization & advocacy. Murray State is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Murray.

Soon after graduation, community organization degree recipients typically make an average of $43,235 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in community organization & advocacy from Murray State University

Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

Explore the best community organization & advocacy colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 31
Florida 282 16
North Carolina 279 7
Virginia 274 1
Tennessee 269 15
South Carolina 248 14
Kentucky 244 36
Louisiana 242 130
Mississippi 234 6
Arkansas 234 10
West Virginia 207 16

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Community Organization & Advocacy is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Community Organization Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Community Organization & Advocacy 197

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Majors Similar to Community Organization

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 3,800
Human Services 2,614
Public Policy 1,271
Other Public Administration 126

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