by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Colorado” 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 Colorado, there were 16 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,048 and $14,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in outdoor education. 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.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Colorado” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Lewis College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Colorado. Fort Lewis College is a small public school situated in Durango, Colorado. It awarded 10 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Colorado list. CCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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