Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Community Organization and Advocacy
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.
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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Social and Community Service Managers
- Median pay
- $80,390
- Hiring change through 2035
- 7.2%
- Job openings a year
- 18,500
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing slowlyEligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- Median pay
- $54,210
- Hiring change through 2035
- 1.6%
- Job openings a year
- 12,700
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career GrowingCommunity and Social Service Specialists, All Other
- Median pay
- $56,730
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.5%
- Job openings a year
- 11,600
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $33,803 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
Working style
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College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan University MI | 107 | $41,663 | 91% | $14,000 |
| Northwestern University IL | 80 | $65,015 | 7% | $8,000 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ | 42 | — | 64% | — |
| University of California-Santa Cruz CA | 31 | $29,789 | 63% | $14,000 |
| Portland State University OR | 25 | $29,429 | 91% | $9,000 |
| University of Colorado Boulder CO | 14 | — | 83% | $19,000 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ | 11 | — | 90% | $17,000 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis IN | 7 | — | 81% | $11,000 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks AK | 6 | — | · | $11,000 |
| State University of New York at Cortland NY | 6 | — | 51% | $20,000 |
| Bennington College VT | 6 | — | 48% | $22,000 |
| Providence College RI | 4 | $33,803 | 49% | $25,000 |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston MA | 3 | — | 83% | $16,000 |
| Allegheny College PA | 3 | — | 59% | $21,000 |
| University of Indianapolis IN | 2 | — | 73% | $21,000 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ | 1 | — | 93% | $19,000 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA | 1 | — | 79% | $20,000 |