2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s
8
Ranked Colleges
169
Degrees Awarded
$27,786
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 169 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in outdoor education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great outdoor education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying outdoor ed.
Top 8 Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s list. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.
Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $425. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full Central Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s. 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 11 students in 2020-2021.
Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Liberty University supports 93,349 students, and 13,282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cortland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Cortland is a public institution located in Cortland, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Cortland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 78 of the 6,832 students enrolled at SUNY Cortland were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,971. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full SUNY Cortland Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Vermont University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University, 45 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,691. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Northern Vermont University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s list. Black Hills State University is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
BHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 208 of the 3,608 students enrolled at Black Hills State University were GI Bill® students, of which 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,863. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s outdoor ed students in 2020-2021.
WSU also made our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 747 of the 29,596 students enrolled at Weber State University were GI Bill® students, of which 472 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,815. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Weber State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WSU]](/colleges/weber-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Brevard College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Brevard, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brevard College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 30 of the 828 students enrolled at Brevard College were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,701. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brevard College]](/colleges/brevard-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, Fort Lewis College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Outdoor Ed for a Bachelor’s list. FLC is a public institution located in Durango, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FLC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Outdoor Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, FLC supports 3,469 students, and 101 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,268. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. FLC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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