2023 Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Outdoor Education is the 780th most popular major in the country with 265 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 169 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in outdoor education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality outdoor education programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s list. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan also took the #2 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Central Michigan supports 17,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Michigan]](/colleges/central-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s outdoor education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Liberty University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cortland. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s. SUNY Cortland is a public institution located in Cortland, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Cortland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, SUNY Cortland supports 6,832 students, and 78 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,971. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Cortland does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Cortland]](/colleges/suny-college-at-cortland/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s outdoor education degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University, 45 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,691. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s. BHSU is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
BHSU also made our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Among the 3,608 students enrolled at BHSU, 208 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,863. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Weber State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s outdoor education degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 29,596 students enrolled at Weber State University, 747 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 472 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,815. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Weber State University Veteran Student Life Report
Brevard College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Brevard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brevard, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Brevard College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 30 of the 828 students enrolled at Brevard College were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,701. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Fort Lewis College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. FLC is a small public school situated in Durango, Colorado. It awarded 10 bachelors’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
FLC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 3,469 students enrolled at Fort Lewis College, 101 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,268. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Fort Lewis College Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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