2023 Best Carpentry Schools
Finding the Best Carpentry School for You
Carpentry is the #288 most popular major in the country with 3,273 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Carpentry Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Carpentry Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Carpentry Colleges.
Top 10 Best Carpentry Schools
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
After completing their degree, carpentry graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,125.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Carpentry Schools list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
On average, carpentry graduates from Western Technical College take out $5,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Carpentry Schools list. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.
Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Carpentry Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for carpentry students. It came in at #7 on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.
Washburn Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Carpentry Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school with a small student population.
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for carpentry students. It came in at #9 on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.
While working on their degree, carpentry majors at Kennedy-King College accumulate an average of around $9,512 in student debt.
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Tulsa Technology Center ranked #10 on this year’s Best Carpentry Schools list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.
Carpentry by Region
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Carpentry Related Rankings by Major
One of 6 majors within the area of study, carpentry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 23,527 |
Building Management & Inspection | 4,511 |
Plumbing & Water Supply | 2,617 |
Construction | 1,435 |
Masonry | 274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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