2023 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools
Finding the Best Outdoor Education School for You
In 2020-2021, 265 people earned a degree or certificate in outdoor education, making the major the #313 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Outdoor Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Outdoor Education Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools
Our analysis found Southwestern Community College to be the most popular school for outdoor education students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.
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The excellent programs at Prescott College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best outdoor education schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Prescott, Prescot College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.
On average, outdoor ed graduates from Northern Vermont University take out $23,227 in student loans while working on their degree.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great place for outdoor education students. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.
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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Vermilion Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Vermilion Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Ely.
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Greenfield Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools ranking. Located in the town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Brevard College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Brevard, Brevard College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Fort Lewis College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for outdoor education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Durango, FLC is a public school with a small student population.
Outdoor Ed majors at FLC take out an average of $14,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Outdoor Education by Region
View the Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Outdoor Ed
One of 4 majors within the area of study, outdoor education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 26 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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