Construction Trades at Utah Valley University

Every construction trades school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the construction trades program at Utah Valley University stacks up to those at other schools.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Trades section at the bottom of this page.

UVU Construction Trades Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Construction Trades (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades
• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Trades

UVU Construction Trades Rankings

The construction trades major at UVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Construction Trades. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Construction Trades Student Demographics at UVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the construction trades majors at Utah Valley University.

UVU Construction Trades Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in construction trades at UVU are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a associate's in construction trades.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UVU Construction Trades Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of construction trades bachelor's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in construction trades at UVU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in construction trades.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

The following construction trades concentations are available at Utah Valley University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Building Management & Inspection	72

Related Majors

• Precision Production
• Personal & Culinary Services
• Mechanic & Repair Technologies
• Transportation & Materials Moving

Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Maintenance and Repair Workers	12,360	$39,360
Electricians	10,610	$54,120
Carpenters	9,080	$42,160
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	8,360	$62,890
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	6,320	$51,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.