2024 Best Outdoor Education Schools in the Plains States Region

Outdoor Education is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #780 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

There was only one school in the Plains States Region to review for the 2024 Best Outdoor Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Outdoor Education Rankings by Degree Level

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 Best Outdoor Education Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Outdoor Education in the Plains States Region

The schools below may not offer all types of outdoor education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Outdoor Education

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Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40.0% Growth in Graduates

Minnesota State University - Mankato is a good option for students interested in a degree in outdoor education. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in outdoor education from Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Black Hills State University if you want to pursue a degree in outdoor education. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a degree in outdoor education from Black Hills State University

Best Outdoor Education Colleges by State

Explore the best outdoor education schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	17
South Dakota	381	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Outdoor Education

One of 0 majors within the Outdoor Education area of study, Outdoor Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to SLenartowicz.

More about our data sources and methodologies.