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2023 Best Outdoor Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Colleges
$23,048 Avg Salary
$14,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Outdoor Education School for You

Outdoor Education is the #313 most popular major in the country with 265 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Outdoor Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Outdoor Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the outdoor ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Outdoor Education

Our analysis found Weber State University to be the best school for outdoor education students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Outdoor Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

The excellent programs at Fort Lewis College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best outdoor education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . FLC is a small public school located in the town of Durango.

Outdoor Ed majors at FLC take out an average of $14,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Outdoor Education Colleges by State

Explore the best outdoor education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 16
Utah 14
Idaho 4

More Outdoor Education Rankings in the Rocky Mountains Region

Outdoor Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to SLenartowicz.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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