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2023 Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$30,550 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate School for You

Community Organization & Advocacy is the #154 most popular major in the country with 741 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for community organization students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for community organization and advocacy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value community organization and advocacy schools in the United States. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $21,343 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

Murray State graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value community organization and advocacy schools in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #3 for overall quality for community organization in the United States.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for community organization and advocacy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.

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#8

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate community organization and advocacy programs. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Empire are $23,660 per year.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Community Organization & Advocacy Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate community organization and advocacy programs. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.

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Community Organization & Advocacy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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