2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education in Michigan

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 255 people earned their degree in outdoor education, making the major the 314th most popular in the United States. 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 Michigan, there were 41 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,161 and $25,915 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality outdoor education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Outdoor Education Schools

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 Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education in Michigan

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$15,981 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $15,981 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students per year to attend Central Michigan.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at Central Michigan University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to SLenartowicz.

Featured Athletic Training Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >