2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 255 people earned their degree in outdoor education, making the major the 314th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, outdoor education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 58 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in outdoor education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent outdoor education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$8,839 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s outdoor ed students in 2019-2020.

Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $8,839 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Outdoor Education at Murray State University

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$27,896 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #2 spot on the list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $27,896 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Liberty University.

Full Liberty University Outdoor Education Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $0-$30k)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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