2023 Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 265 people earned their degree in outdoor education, making the major the 780th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 15 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in outdoor education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their outdoor education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Outdoor Education in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Alaska Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 5 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at Alaska Pacific
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rogue Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Grants Pass, Oregon, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s outdoor education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at Rogue Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mt. Hood Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region. MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s outdoor education degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at Mt. Hood Community College
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #4 spot on the list. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Alaska Anchorage Outdoor Education Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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