2027 Best Outdoor Education Schools in Michigan
Outdoor Education programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their outdoor education programs.
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 Michigan
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the outdoor education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Outdoor Education
Central Michigan University tops our 2027 ranking of the best outdoor education schools. This large public university is located in the town of Mount Pleasant. Roughly 59% of students complete a degree within six years here. Central Michigan University awarded about 10 outdoor education degrees in the most recent data year. Outdoor Education graduates of Central Michigan University earn a median of $50,688 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $27,857 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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).
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