2023 Best Value Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Carpentry School for You
With 109 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, carpentry is the #173 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Carpentry
Our analysis found Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to be the best value school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $8,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, carpentry majors at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology accumulate an average of around $7,962 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $9,900 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triangle Tech - Bethlehem. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania list. Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Triangle Tech - Bethlehem are $18,500 per year. While working on their degree, carpentry majors at Triangle Tech - Bethlehem accumulate an average of around $16,000 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triangle Tech - Sunbury. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Sunbury, Triangle Tech - Sunbury is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Triangle Tech - Sunbury undergraduate students pay an average of $18,615 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Pennsylvania. Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh are $18,446 a year. The average amount in student loans that carpentry majors at Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh take out is $20,000.
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Orleans Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Orleans Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
After completing their degree, carpentry graduates from Orleans Technical College carry an average student debtload of $7,521.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 25 |
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Majors Related to Carpentry
One of 6 majors within the area of study, carpentry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 6 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.