2027 Best Outdoor Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Outdoor Education programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for outdoor education students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Outdoor Education in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall outdoor education education in the Great Lakes Region.
Top Schools in Outdoor Education
Our analysis ranked Central Michigan University the best school in the country for a degree in outdoor education. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan University is a large public university. Central Michigan University graduates 59% of students within six years. There were roughly 10 outdoor education students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan University in the most recent data year. Outdoor Education graduates of Central Michigan University earn a median of $50,688 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $27,857.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
