2023 Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
32
Degrees Awarded
$29,700
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Outdoor Education is the 780th most popular major in the country with 265 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 50 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great outdoor education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying outdoor education.
Top 1 Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 20 bachelors’s outdoor education degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University, 45 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,691. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Vermont University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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