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2023 Best Value Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,432 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,893 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for carpentry majors pursuing a .

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Carpentry

#1

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI
$6,687 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for carpentry students. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per 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.

Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year. After completing their degree, carpentry graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,125.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Carpentry at Ivy Tech Community College Report

$14,430 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Carpentry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the 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.

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Best Carpentry Colleges by State

Explore the best carpentry schools 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.

  • 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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