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 “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Massachusetts” 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 Massachusetts, there were 12 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in outdoor education. To top this list, a school must have a successful outdoor education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Massachusetts” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Massachusetts”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenfield Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Massachusetts list. Greenfield Community College is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Outdoor Education at Greenfield Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Massachusetts. Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #2 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s outdoor ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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