Community Organization & Advocacy at Metropolitan State University

What traits are you looking for in a community organization school? To help you decide if Metropolitan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's community organization program.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,552. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in community organization.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Community Organization & Advocacy section at the bottom of this page.

Metro State Community Organization & Advocacy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Community Organization

Metro State Community Organization & Advocacy Rankings

Community Organization Student Demographics at Metro State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the community organization majors at Metropolitan State University.

Metro State Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in community organization from Metro State in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in community organization each year. Metro State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the community organization master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Metropolitan State University with a master's in community organization.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Community Organization Grads May Go Into

A degree in community organization can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Social and Community Service Managers	3,360	$75,280
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,690	$50,560
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers	2,230	$51,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.