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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 3106

Outdoor Education: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 3 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$345,226 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even
−138%Modeled 10-year ROI
$35,579Observed earnings · year 4
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$35,579Median reported earnings · year 4
Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5
Not availableMedian federal debt
1thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
3Reporting programs
3With year-4 earnings
COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median
25th percentile$35,579National median$35,57975th percentile$35,579
3 programs report year‑4 earnings.
WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Fort Lewis College$39,5982Vermont State University$35,579

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesSOC 39-1014 · 1 crosswalk linksRecreation WorkersSOC 39-9032 · 1 crosswalk links
COMPARE NEARBY FIELDS

Similar degrees in the same subject family

These alternatives share the same broad federal CIP family and credential level. Earnings and debt use the same definitions as this page.

Bachelor's Degree

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Year-4 earnings
$53,190
Federal debt
$25,946
660 reporting programs →Bachelor's Degree

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies

Year-4 earnings
$49,369
Federal debt
$22,500
67 reporting programs →Bachelor's Degree

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management

Year-4 earnings
$49,799
Federal debt
$25,000
57 reporting programs →Bachelor's Degree

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other

Year-4 earnings
$40,250
Federal debt
$23,226
3 reporting programs →
BEST COLLEGES FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#CollegeLocationEarnings, year 4Federal debt10-year ROIVerdict
1Fort Lewis CollegeBachelor's DegreeDurango, CO$39,598Not available-122%Negative payoff
2Vermont State UniversityBachelor's DegreeRandolph, VT$35,579Not available-137%Negative payoff
3Northern Vermont UniversityBachelor's Degree, $35,579Not availableWithheldPrice-proxy sensitiveNot available

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.