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2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that 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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 183 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in outdoor education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality outdoor education programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

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Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#2 in overall quality
$17,894 Average Net Price

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,894 for bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Central Michigan University.

Full Central Michigan University Outdoor Education Report

#2

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
#4 in overall quality
$15,088 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,088 for Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Weber State University.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at WSU

#3

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, New York
#1 in overall quality
$19,440 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cortland. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Cortland also took the #1 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,440 for Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SUNY Cortland.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Outdoor Education at SUNY Cortland

#4

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality
$13,484 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students whose families make $75-$110k list, Murray State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Murray State is $13,484 for Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Murray State Outdoor Education Report

#5

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality
$18,739 Average Net Price

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Black Hills State University is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 11 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees in 2019-2020.

BHSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BHSU is $18,739 for Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at BHSU

#6

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado
#7 in overall quality
$19,449 Average Net Price

Fort Lewis College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. FLC is a small school located in Durango, Colorado that handed out 21 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees in 2019-2020.

FLC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,449 for bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend FLC.

Read more about Outdoor Education at FLC

#7

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland
#3 in overall quality
$22,193 Average Net Price

Salisbury University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Salisbury is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salisbury also made our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Salisbury University is $22,193 for bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Salisbury University Outdoor Education Report

#8

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#6 in overall quality
$19,324 Average Net Price
$31,851 Average Early-Career Earnings

With a ranking of #8, Northern Vermont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.

Northern Vermont University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Vermont University is $19,324 for Bachelor’s Degree Outdoor Ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Outdoor Education at Northern Vermont University

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#8 in overall quality
$29,843 Average Net Price

Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Outdoor Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $29,843 for bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Outdoor Education at Liberty University

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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