2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Outdoor Education is the 314th most popular major in the country with 255 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 25 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great outdoor education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$14,142 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BHSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Black Hills State University is $14,142 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at Black Hills State University

• 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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