Bright outlook
Management
Social and Community Service Managers
- Median pay
- $80,390
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Learning
ProgramsPublic Administration and Social Service Professions
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP44.02
79 colleges offer Community Organization and Advocacy. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 79
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $52,573
- median, 4 years after
- Bachelor's debt
- $22,971
- median federal loans
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 45
- Associate's
- 34
- Bachelor's
- 79
- Master's
- 32
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- 4
- Doctoral
- 5
- First professional
- 1
- Graduate/professional certificate
- 32
What it covers
About 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.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 44.02.
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 45 | $47,1364 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Associate's | 34 | $41,8874 yrs after · 10 colleges | $14,4044 colleges |
| Bachelor's | 79 | $52,5734 yrs after · 22 colleges | $22,97114 colleges |
| Master's | 32 | $61,6334 yrs after · 7 colleges | $40,4004 colleges |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 4 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Doctoral | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
| First professional | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 32 | $72,1881 yr after · 1 college | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Where Community Organization and Advocacy graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
Northwestern University-Illinois
Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit · 61 graduates
$84,712
debt $15,746
- 2
Mount Pleasant, MI · Public · 92 graduates
$58,344
debt $27,000
- 3
Saratoga Springs, NY · Public · 285 graduates
$56,825
debt $20,353
- 4
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA · Public · 26 graduates
$56,620
debt $13,000
- 5
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ · Public · 14 graduates
$55,451
debt $23,486
- 6
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ · Public · 35 graduates
$55,451
debt $23,486
- 7
Portland, OR · Public · 10 graduates
$51,066
debt not reported
- 8
Phoenix, AZ · — · 485 graduates
$46,973
debt $35,500
- 9
Adrian, MI · Private nonprofit · 18 graduates
$46,554
debt $18,315
- 10
Spearfish, SD · Public · 20 graduates
$42,781
debt $29,288
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Community Organization and Advocacy by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
- Bright outlook
Community and social service
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
- Median pay
- $56,730
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Office and administrative support
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- Median pay
- $54,210
- Outlook
- Slower than average
High school diploma
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
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Other programs in the same area of study, by how many colleges offer them.
Every program in this areaQuestions about Community Organization and Advocacy
How many colleges offer Community Organization and Advocacy?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Community Organization and Advocacy at these degree levels: certificate (45 colleges), associate's (34 colleges), bachelor's (79 colleges), master's (32 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (4 colleges), doctoral (5 colleges), first professional (1 college), graduate/professional certificate (32 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Community Organization and Advocacy graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Community Organization and Advocacy earn $52,573 a year four years after finishing, across 22 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Where do Community Organization and Advocacy graduates earn the most?
Northwestern University-Illinois reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Community Organization and Advocacy: $84,712 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.