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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Georgia” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 265 people earned their degree in outdoor education, making the major the 313th most popular in the United States. 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 Georgia, there were 16 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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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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 Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Georgia”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia outdoor ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Young Harris College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Georgia list. YHC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Young Harris, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Toccoa Falls College landed the #2 spot on the list. Toccoa Falls is located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.
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