2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Outdoor Education is the 314th most popular major in the country with 255 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, outdoor education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 37 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in outdoor education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality outdoor education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$12,249 Average Net Price

$31,851 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 13 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Vermont University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $12,249 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Outdoor Education at Northern Vermont University

#2

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

#2 in overall quality

$26,858 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.

NEC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $26,858 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NEC.

Full NEC Outdoor Education Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $30-$48k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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