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2023 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in Colorado

2 Colleges
$23,048 Avg Salary
$14,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Outdoor Education School for You

Outdoor Education is the #203 most popular major in Colorado with 16 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Colorado to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Outdoor Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the outdoor ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

#1

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Lewis College the most popular school in Colorado for outdoor education students. Located in the distant 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.

Full Outdoor Education at Fort Lewis College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado Christian University is a great place for outdoor education students. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

Full Outdoor Education at Colorado Christian University Report

Best Outdoor Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Outdoor Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 14
Idaho 4

One of 4 majors within the area of study, outdoor education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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