by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Michigan, there were 16 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their outdoor education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Michigan”.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
