2023 Best Outdoor Education Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
50
Degrees Awarded
$29,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Education” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Outdoor Education is the 780th most popular major in the country with 265 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 50 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality outdoor education programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Education” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Education
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Education”.
Top 1 Best Outdoor Education Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Education. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s outdoor education students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region vets studying outdoor education list, Northern Vermont University has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 45 of the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University were GI Bill® students, of which 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,691. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Vermont University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northern Vermont University]](/colleges/johnson-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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