2023 Best Value Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
36
Degrees Awarded
$11,300
Avg Net Price*
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 in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Outdoor Education is the 313th most popular major in the country with 265 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, outdoor education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,786 and had an average of $18,614 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 36 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,048 and $14,000 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great outdoor education programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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