2023 Best Value Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for carpentry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Carpentry
Our analysis found Western Technical College to be the best value school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year. On average, carpentry graduates from Western Technical College take out $5,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for carpentry students. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,683 a year.
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The excellent programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. After completing their degree, carpentry graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,125.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kennedy-King College are $14,430 per year. While working on their degree, carpentry majors at Kennedy-King College accumulate an average of around $9,512 in student debt.
Request InformationBest Carpentry Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 7 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Indiana | 159 |
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Majors Related to Carpentry
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.
- 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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