by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 265 people earned their degree in outdoor education, making the major the 780th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in outdoor education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in outdoor education.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree outdoor education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 5 masters’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prescott College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major. Prescott College is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 7 masters’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s outdoor education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s outdoor education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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