2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Outdoor Education is the 780th most popular major in the country with 265 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 15 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in outdoor education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular outdoor education programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree outdoor education students.

Top 3 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education in the Far Western US Region

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University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

Top 20% overall quality in Far Western US

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 4 associates’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at UAA

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Mt. Hood Community College
Gresham, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mt. Hood Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Gresham, Oregon, and it awarded 4 associates’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at Mt. Hood Community College

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Rogue Community College
Grants Pass, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rogue Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Education Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Rogue Community College is a small school located in Grants Pass, Oregon that handed out 2 associates’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Outdoor Education at Rogue Community College

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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