2023 Best Outdoor Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Ed for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 265 people earned their degree in outdoor education, making the major the 313th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 50 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,524 and $23,227 respectively.
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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the outdoor education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The outdoor ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Ed for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Ed for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Ed for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Outdoor Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Outdoor Ed for a Master’s. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Plymouth State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Outdoor Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 4,491 students enrolled at Plymouth State University, 124 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,351. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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