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2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,432 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Carpentry

#1

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Western Technical College to be the best value school for carpentry students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small 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. 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.

Full Carpentry at Western Technical College Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year.

Southwest Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per 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.

Read full report on Carpentry at Ivy Tech Community College

Best Carpentry Colleges by State

Explore the best carpentry colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7
Ohio 1
Illinois 1
Indiana 159

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.

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