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2023 Best Value Outdoor Education Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$8,815 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Outdoor Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to outdoor education students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #297 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Outdoor Education Schools in New York ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the outdoor ed programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Outdoor Education School

#1

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY
$8,815 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Cortland the best value school in New York for outdoor education students. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Cortland undergraduate students pay an average of $8,815 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, SUNY Cortland also did well on our Best Outdoor Education Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Outdoor Education at SUNY Cortland

Best Value Outdoor Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Outdoor Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 0

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 values are for the top school only.

  • 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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