by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate” 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 30 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in outdoor education. To top this list, a school must have a successful outdoor education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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 “Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree outdoor education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vermilion Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate. Vermilion Community College is located in Ely, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s outdoor education degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mt. Hood Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Gresham, Oregon, and it awarded 4 associates’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern Community College is a small public school situated in Sylva, North Carolina. It awarded 4 associates’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenfield Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Greenfield Community College is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s outdoor education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate list. UAA is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 4 associates’s outdoor education 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Adirondack Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate list. SUNY Adirondack is a small school located in Queensbury, New York that handed out 3 associates’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Rogue Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Grants Pass, Oregon, and it awarded 2 associates’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Idaho College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate list. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s outdoor education students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Delhi came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Delhi, New York, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s outdoor education students in 2020-2021.
Cecil College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Cecil College is a small school located in North East, Maryland that handed out 0 associates’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
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