by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Utah” 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 Utah, there were 14 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Utah” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in outdoor education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in outdoor education.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Utah” 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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Utah”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 9 ’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at Weber State University
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. Westminster College Utah is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 5 ’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at Westminster College Salt Lake
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