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2023 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Outdoor Education School for You

Outdoor Education is the #219 most popular major in North Carolina with 21 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for outdoor education students. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

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#2

Brevard College

Brevard, NC

The excellent programs at Brevard College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best outdoor education schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Brevard, Brevard College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montreat College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Montreat, Montreat College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Outdoor Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Outdoor Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 16
Virginia 11
Kentucky 5
Arkansas 5

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 4 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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