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 “Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 36 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 6 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 10 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 9 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCU is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 6 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s outdoor education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #5 spot on the list. NNU is a small school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 2 ’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the #5 spot on the list. North Idaho College is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s outdoor education degrees to qualified students.
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