2024 Best Value Colleges for Outdoor Education in Colorado
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Ranked Colleges
16
Degrees Awarded
$16,300
Avg Net Price*
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 in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Outdoor Education is the 313th most popular major in the country with 265 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, outdoor education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,786 and had an average of $18,614 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 16 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,048 and $14,000 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent outdoor education programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The outdoor ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools in Colorado”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most 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.