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2023 Best Value Outdoor Education Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$25,662 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,524 Avg Salary

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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Outdoor Education Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for outdoor ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Outdoor Education Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for outdoor ed majors pursuing a .

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Outdoor Education

$24,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Plymouth State University to be the best value school for outdoor education students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Plymouth State are $24,432 per year.

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$26,892 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Vermont University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best outdoor education schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Vermont University are $26,892 per year. After completing their degree, outdoor ed graduates from Northern Vermont University carry an average student debtload of $23,227.

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Best Outdoor Education Colleges by State

Explore the best outdoor education schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 4
New Hampshire 10
Maine 5
Vermont 23

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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 2 schools 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.

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