2022 Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Minnesota, there were 14 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great outdoor education programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Outdoor Education Schools

The outdoor education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota”.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Outdoor Education Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree outdoor education students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education in Minnesota

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#1 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 in Minnesota list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 6 masters’s outdoor education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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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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