by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region outdoor education students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools 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 College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brevard, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Young Harris College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Young Harris, Georgia, and it awarded 9 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montreat College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region. Montreat College is located in Montreat, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s outdoor education degrees to qualified students.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Toccoa Falls College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Toccoa Falls is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. It awarded 7 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools 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. Siloam Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s outdoor education degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Southwestern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Sylva, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at Southwestern Community College
Asbury University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Wilmore, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s outdoor education students in 2020-2021.
Murray State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s outdoor education degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at Murray State University
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 11 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Carolina University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
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