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Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Alabama

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$13,655 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,777 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You

With 108 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, construction trades is the #31 most popular major in Alabama.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

Best Construction Trades School

$13,655 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fortis Institute - Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for construction trades students. Located in the city of Birmingham, Fortis Institute - Birmingham is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fortis Institute - Birmingham are $13,655 a year. Construction Trades majors at Fortis Institute - Birmingham take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Construction Trades at Fortis Institute - Birmingham Report

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 352
West Virginia 47
Mississippi 176
South Carolina 18
Florida 33
Virginia 65
Arkansas 0
Kentucky 179
Georgia 110
Tennessee 6
Louisiana 58

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274
Other Construction 157

Majors Similar to Construction Trades

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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