by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 North Carolina, there were 41 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in outdoor education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in outdoor education.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina outdoor ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brevard College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina. Brevard College is located in Brevard, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montreat College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina list. Montreat College is a small school located in Montreat, North Carolina that handed out 7 ’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwestern Community College is a small school located in Sylva, North Carolina that handed out 24 ’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Southwestern Community College Outdoor Education Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 0 ’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at Western Carolina University
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