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2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$6,478 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,206 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, carpentry was ranked #288 in the country. In fact 3,273 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the carpentry undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the best value school for carpentry students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 per year. On average, carpentry graduates from Western Iowa Tech Community College take out $9,618 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,372 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#3

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Bismarck State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value carpentry schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,930 in tuition and fees each year.

BSC also claimed a spot on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Carpentry at Bismarck State College

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at St Cloud Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value carpentry schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#5

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,914 in tuition and fees each year.

Ridgewater College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Carpentry at Ridgewater College Report

Des Moines Area Community 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 #6 on the list. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMACC are $10,440 a year. Carpentry majors at DMACC take out an average of $5,231 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #7, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Metropolitan Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate carpentry programs. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.

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#9

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year. Carpentry majors at Saint Paul College take out an average of $15,589 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior 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. LSC is a small public school located in the city of Duluth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LSC are $5,616 a year. On average, carpentry graduates from LSC take out $11,103 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Carpentry Colleges by State

Explore the best carpentry colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 8
Minnesota 16
Kansas 16
Iowa 19
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 13 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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