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2024 Best Outdoor Education Schools in North Carolina

2 Colleges in North Carolina
41 Outdoor Ed Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in outdoor education, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #313 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Outdoor Education Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 41 degrees in outdoor education to qualified students.

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Outdoor Education Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Outdoor Ed
Master's Degrees in Outdoor Ed

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Outdoor Education Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Outdoor Education in North Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the outdoor ed degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top North Carolina Schools in Outdoor Ed

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Brevard College crest
Brevard College
Brevard, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in outdoor education has to check out Brevard College. Located in the fringe town of Brevard, Brevard College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a degree in outdoor education from Brevard College

2

It is difficult to beat Western Carolina University if you wish to pursue a degree in outdoor education. WCU is a large public university located in the distant town of Cullowhee.More information about a degree in outdoor education from Western Carolina University

Best Outdoor Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Outdoor Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 16
Virginia 274 11
Kentucky 244 5
Arkansas 234 5

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One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Outdoor Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Outdoor Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Outdoor Education 41

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 3,043
Recreation Administration 356
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 125

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