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2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region

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Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region

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 “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 15 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in outdoor education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular outdoor education programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region”.

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Alaska Pacific University
Anchorage, Alaska

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Alaska Pacific University is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at Alaska Pacific

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s outdoor ed degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at University of Alaska Anchorage

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. MHCC is a medium-sized school located in Gresham, Oregon that handed out 4 ’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Outdoor Education at Mt. Hood Community College

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Rogue Community College
Grants Pass, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rogue Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in the Far Western US Region list. Grants Pass, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s outdoor ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at Rogue Community College

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