Community Organization and Advocacy

1,917 students earn a community organization and advocacy credential each year across 82 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $42,155
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $50,265

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Bachelor's programs — 50 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois80$61,0091 year out$87,763$13,500 2Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, Connecticut9$50,3521 year out$51,689$48,900 3Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan107$49,1031 year out$58,717$33,932 4Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York313$45,5441 year out$51,392$29,218 5Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing EducationSpringfield, Massachusetts72$44,9611 year out$47,108$31,415 6Springfield CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts0$44,9611 year out$47,108$31,415 7Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona42$43,1601 year out—$29,082 8Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona11$43,1601 year out—$29,082 9Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina—$42,7951 year out——10Boricua CollegeNew York, New York0$42,1551 year out$49,033$10,650 11California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California—$41,9911 year out$56,936$16,500 12University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona328$39,2691 year out—$50,765 13Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota21$39,0921 year out$32,818$31,500 14Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia5$38,6381 year out$40,354$31,981 15Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona377$36,4451 year out$41,681$49,016 16University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin—$35,1611 year out$54,480$26,449 17Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, Michigan21$34,1141 year out$41,138$29,913 18Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon25$34,0201 year out$50,265$22,250 19University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California31$29,6171 year out$52,240$17,750 20Metropolitan College of New YorkNew York, New York—$22,3291 year out$43,200$44,500 21University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado14—1 year out——22Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York11—1 year out——23Gordon CollegeWenham, Massachusetts8—1 year out——24Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana7—1 year out——25Guilford CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina7—1 year out——26University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska6—1 year out——27State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York6—1 year out——28Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont6—1 year out——29Columbia CollegeColumbia, South Carolina5—1 year out——30Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island4—1 year out——31Emory & Henry UniversityEmory, Virginia4—1 year out——32Anna Maria CollegePaxton, Massachusetts3—1 year out—$27,000 33University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts3—1 year out——34Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——35Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas2—1 year out——36University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana2—1 year out——37Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan2—1 year out——38Montana State University-NorthernHavre, Montana2—1 year out——39Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio2—1 year out——40Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——41West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley, West Virginia2—1 year out——42University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas1—1 year out——43Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa1—1 year out——44William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey1—1 year out——45Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, Ohio1—1 year out——46Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma1—1 year out——47West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——48Evangel University-College of Online LearningSpringfield, Missouri1—1 year out——49New York UniversityNew York, New York——1 year out$75,604—50Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York——1 year out—$27,000

Associate programs — 21 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York—$39,1021 year out$35,903$5,500 2CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York98$33,8541 year out$47,817$7,860 3Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York0$27,0911 year out$40,591$12,074 4Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown, New York—$26,3231 year out$39,610$13,805 5Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa18$26,3121 year out$36,993$23,320 6Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan49—1 year out$42,566$22,500 7Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York47—1 year out$48,453$28,623 8Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa13—1 year out——9Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield, Massachusetts10—1 year out——10Kellogg Community CollegeBattle Creek, Michigan6—1 year out——11Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon6—1 year out$39,497—12Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota4—1 year out——13Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake, New York3—1 year out——14Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota2—1 year out——15Pine Technical & Community CollegePine City, Minnesota2—1 year out——16University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusGallup, New Mexico1—1 year out——17SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning, New York0—1 year out$35,991—18Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, New York0—1 year out—$9,206 19Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York——1 year out$33,689—20Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, New York——1 year out$36,087$17,250 21Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York——1 year out$37,702—

Certificate programs — 23 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon15—1 year out——2CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York13—1 year out——3Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida12—1 year out——4Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan11—1 year out——5Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York11—1 year out——6Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa7—1 year out——7Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey7—1 year out——8Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut5—1 year out——9North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, Massachusetts4—1 year out——10University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusGallup, New Mexico4—1 year out——11Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa3—1 year out——12Pine Technical & Community CollegePine City, Minnesota3—1 year out——13Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri3—1 year out——14University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine2—1 year out——15University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska1—1 year out——16University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska1—1 year out——17Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan1—1 year out——18University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan1—1 year out——19CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York1—1 year out——20SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York1—1 year out——21Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island1—1 year out——22University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin1—1 year out——23Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts0—1 year out$33,191$5,988

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).