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Best Value Carpentry Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Carpentry Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$5,461 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,006 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

Carpentry is the #182 most popular major in Iowa with 19 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Carpentry Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which programs offered the best value experiences for carpentry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Carpentry

$5,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the best value school in Iowa for carpentry students. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMACC are $5,220 a year.

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$4,802 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Carpentry Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,802 per year.

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$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeast Iowa Community College is a great value for carpentry students. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NICC are $6,120 a year.

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Best Value Carpentry Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Carpentry Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 8
Minnesota 16
Kansas 16
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 0

Carpentry is one of 6 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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