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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in the Plains States Region

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10 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Outdoor Education is the 313th most popular major in the country with 313 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , outdoor education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $27,786 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 35 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.

The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their outdoor education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students.

Top 1 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Outdoor Education in the Plains States Region

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Black Hills State University
Spearfish, South Dakota

Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Outdoor Ed Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Black Hills State University is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at Black Hills State University

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