by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Outdoor Education is the 780th most popular major in the country with 265 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 78 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in outdoor education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in outdoor education.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree outdoor education students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brevard College landed the #1 spot on the list. Brevard, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s outdoor education degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Young Harris College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Young Harris, Georgia, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montreat College landed the #3 spot on the list. Montreat, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s outdoor education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Toccoa Falls College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, John Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. John Brown University is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s outdoor education degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Asbury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Asbury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Murray State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s outdoor education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s outdoor education degrees to qualified students.
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