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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania

18 Colleges
$30,147 Avg Salary
$13,497 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

With 109 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, carpentry is the #173 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Carpentry program at each school on the list.

Check out the carpentry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our analysis found Community College of Allegheny County to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Pennsylvania. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.

The average amount in student loans that carpentry majors at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology take out is $7,962.

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#3

Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania list. Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

While working on their degree, carpentry majors at Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt.

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#4

Triangle Tech - Bethlehem

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Triangle Tech - Bethlehem. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania list. Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

While working on their degree, carpentry majors at Triangle Tech - Bethlehem accumulate an average of around $16,000 in student debt.

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#5

Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 18 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Orleans Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Orleans Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average amount in student loans that carpentry majors at Orleans Technical College take out is $7,521.

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Williamson College of the Trades landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Williamson College of the Trades is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

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#7

Triangle Tech - Sunbury

Sunbury, PA

Triangle Tech - Sunbury ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Sunbury, Triangle Tech - Sunbury is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Delaware County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Johnson College

Scranton, PA

Johnson College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Scranton, Johnson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Clearfield County Career and Technology Center ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Clearfield, CCCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Carpentry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 25

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 18 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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