Community Organization & Advocacy at Western Illinois University

If you are interested in studying community organization and advocacy, you may want to check out the program at Western Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

WIU Community Organization & Advocacy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Community Organization

WIU Community Organization & Advocacy Rankings

Community Organization Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Community Organization & Advocacy Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Community Organization & Advocacy from WIU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in community organization each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a community organization master's degree from WIU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Social and Community Service Managers	4,380	$66,150
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,990	$38,900

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.