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2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$6,981 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,206 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Carpentry is the #288 most popular major in the country with 3,273 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Western Technical College the best value school in the United States for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,687 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, carpentry graduates from Western Technical College carry an average student debtload of $9,156.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Carpentry at Western Technical College

Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 a year. The average amount in student loans that carpentry majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,618.

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Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Carpentry at Rochester Community and Technical College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.

Southwest Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Carpentry at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Report

#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value carpentry schools in the United States. 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.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Carpentry at Ivy Tech Community College

#6

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Bismarck State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate carpentry programs. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $6,930 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BSC also is in the top 10% of our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Read full report on Carpentry at Bismarck State College

With a ranking of #7, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

Full Carpentry at St Cloud Technical and Community College Report

#8

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ridgewater College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Carpentry at Ridgewater College

Des Moines Area Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,440 per year. On average, carpentry graduates from DMACC take out $5,231 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Carpentry at Des Moines Area Community College

Northland Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for carpentry students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,052 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northland Community and Technical College also did well on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Carpentry at Northland Community and Technical College Report

Carpentry by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 25 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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