2027 Best Outdoor Education Schools in North Carolina
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 North Carolina
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
No school ranked higher than Western Carolina University this year for outdoor education. This large public university is located in the town of Cullowhee. Western Carolina University graduates 60% of students within six years. About 12 outdoor education degrees were awarded at Western Carolina University in the most recent year. Students who receive their outdoor education degree from Western Carolina University earn around $44,926 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $24,174.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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.
