2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 255 people earned their degree in outdoor education, making the major the 808th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in outdoor education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality outdoor education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s list. Minnesota State Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Outdoor Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Outdoor Education Report

#2

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire

#1 in overall quality

$14,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Plymouth State also made our “Best Outdoor Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Plymouth State are $14,550.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at Plymouth State

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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