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2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Colleges
$35,797 Avg Salary
$19,006 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Community Organization & Advocacy School for You

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Community Organization & Advocacy program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for community organization and advocacy students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at New York University Report

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Our analysis found Binghamton University to be the most popular school for community organization and advocacy students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

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#3

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

The excellent programs at SUNY Empire State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best community organization and advocacy schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. John Jay is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at Towson University Report

#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for community organization and advocacy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Boricua College

New York, NY

Boricua College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for community organization and advocacy students. It came in at #8 on the list. Boricua College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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With a ranking of #8, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for community organization and advocacy students. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Community Organization & Advocacy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Full Community Organization & Advocacy at University at Buffalo Report

Best Community Organization & Advocacy Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 72
Pennsylvania 28
Maryland 6
District of Columbia 0

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 11 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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