2023 Most Popular Carpentry Schools
Finding the Best Carpentry 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.
The Most Popular Carpentry Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 262 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Carpentry program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for carpentry majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Carpentry
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
On average, carpentry graduates from Ivy Tech Community College take out $6,125 in student loans while working on their degree.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Community College of Allegheny County is a great place for carpentry students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.
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Out of the 262 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Maysville Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.
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Out of the 262 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Uintah Basin Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. UBTech is a small public school located in the town of Roosevelt.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lexington.
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With a ranking of #7, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #8, Tulsa Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.
Southern Regional Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thomasville.
Atlanta Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools list. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Carpentry majors at Atlanta Area Tech take out an average of $11,106 in student loans while working on their egree.
Hazard Community and Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hazard.
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Palomar College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #13 on the list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.
Honolulu Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Schools ranking. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the city of Honolulu.
Columbus Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Columbus.
Hennepin Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Lake Superior College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.
Green River College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Auburn.
Northwest-Shoals Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Schools ranking. Located in the city of Muscle Shoals, NW-SCC is a public school with a small student population.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.
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Madison Area Technical College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Neosho County Community College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.
Erwin Technical College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Located in the city of Tampa, Erwin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Somerset Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #24 on the list. KTC McAlester is a small public school located in the town of McAlester.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Carpentry Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Carpentry Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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41 | Riverland Community College | Austin, MN |
41 | Meridian Technology Center | Stillwater, OK |
41 | Southern Oklahoma Technology Center | Ardmore, OK |
44 | Triangle Tech - Bethlehem | Bethlehem, PA |
45 | Southwestern Community College | Creston, IA |
45 | Atlantic Technical College | Coconut Creek, FL |
47 | Canadian Valley Technology Center | El Reno, OK |
47 | Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem, NC |
47 | Bismarck State College | Bismarck, ND |
50 | North Central Kansas Technical College | Beloit, KS |
50 | Northeast Technology Center-System Office | Pryor, OK |
50 | Centura College - Norfolk | Norfolk, VA |
50 | Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester, MN |
Carpentry by Region
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Carpentry Related Majors
One of 6 majors within the area of study, carpentry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 27 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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