2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Carpentry
Our 2023 rankings named Western Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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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 working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southwest Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for carpentry in the Great Lakes Region .
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Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 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.