2023 Best Value Outdoor Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Outdoor Education Undergraduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Outdoor Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.
Best Outdoor Education Undergraduate Certificate School
Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the best value school for outdoor education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.
UM undergraduate students pay an average of $28,476 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at The University of Montana
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Outdoor Education Related Majors for Outdoor Ed
Outdoor Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Outdoor Ed
| 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.
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