Community Organization and Advocacy

A program that focuses on the theories, principles, and practice of organizing and providing services to communities. May prepare individuals to apply such knowledge and skills in community service positions.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 103 institutions across the United States, with a total of 7757 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

108

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

259

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,553

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

101

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

478

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

5,200

awards given

Top Schools for Community Organization and Advocacy

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	1,131
2	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	1,113
3	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	984
4	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	325
5	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY	294
6	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	282
7	Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA	246
8	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	216
9	Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education Springfield, MA	216
10	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	210
11	Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI	147
12	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	139
13	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	126
14	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	96
15	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	93
16	Clark University Worcester, MA	90
17	Prescott College Prescott, AZ	87
18	Lane Community College Eugene, OR	78
19	New York University New York, NY	78
20	Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD	75
21	Portland State University Portland, OR	75
22	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	75
23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	69
24	Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA	66
25	Siena Heights University Adrian, MI	63
26	Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA	60
27	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	54
28	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	51
29	Stetson University DeLand, FL	48
30	Madonna University Livonia, MI	44
31	Siena College Loudonville, NY	44
32	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	42
33	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	42
34	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	42
35	Murray State University Murray, KY	42
36	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	36
37	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	36
38	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	33
39	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	33
40	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	33
41	Nazareth University Rochester, NY	33
42	Berkshire Community College Pittsfield, MA	30
43	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	30
44	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	28
45	Future Generations University Franklin, WV	27
46	Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT	27
47	Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT	27
48	Gordon College Wenham, MA	24
49	Guilford College Greensboro, NC	21
50	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	21
51	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	21
52	Bennington College Bennington, VT	18
53	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	18
54	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	18
55	Kellogg Community College Battle Creek, MI	18
56	Southeastern University Lakeland, FL	18
57	North Shore Community College Danvers, MA	16
58	Providence College Providence, RI	16
59	George Washington University Washington, DC	15
60	Pine Technical & Community College Pine City, MN	15
61	Emory & Henry University Emory, VA	15
62	National University of Natural Medicine Portland, OR	15
63	University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup, NM	15
64	Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA	15
65	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT	15
66	Columbia College Columbia, SC	15
67	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	12
68	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	12
69	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	12
70	Anna Maria College Paxton, MA	9
71	Park University Parkville, MO	9
72	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	9
73	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	9
74	Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake, NY	9
75	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	9
76	University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME	8
77	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	7
78	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	6
79	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH	6
80	Montana State University-Northern Havre, MT	6
81	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR	6
82	University of Phoenix-California Ontario, CA	6
83	Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI	6
84	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	6
85	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	6
86	Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN	6
87	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	4
88	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	4
89	Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield, MO	3
90	Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH	3
91	Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK	3
92	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	3
93	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	3
94	Tufts University Medford, MA	3
95	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	3
96	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	3
97	Towson University Towson, MD	3
98	Northland College Ashland, WI	3
99	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	3
100	Dordt University Sioux Center, IA	3