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Best Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges
$44,893 Avg Salary
$7,046 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the carpentry programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Carpentry

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for carpentry students. Ivy Tech Community College is a very 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.

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#2

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

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 in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school 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.

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The excellent programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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The excellent programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large 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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Best Carpentry Colleges by State

Explore the best carpentry colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7
Ohio 1
Illinois 1
Indiana 159

More Carpentry Rankings in the Great Lakes Region

One of 6 majors within the area of study, carpentry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Carpentry

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 4 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).

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