2023 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
The Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Outdoor Education Colleges.
Most Popular Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Outdoor Education
Our 2023 rankings named Fort Lewis College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for outdoor education students. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.
Outdoor Ed majors at FLC take out an average of $14,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
The excellent programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best outdoor education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado Christian University is a great place for outdoor education students. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the # 4 spot on the list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Idaho College is a great place for outdoor education students. NIC is a small public school located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene.
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Northwest Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at Northwest Nazarene University
With a ranking of #7, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for outdoor education students. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Outdoor Education at The University of Montana
Snow 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 remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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 |
Outdoor Education Related Majors
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 averages are for the top 8 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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