2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 267 degrees and certificates were awarded to construction trades students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades
Our analysis found Southwestern Illinois College to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWIC are $6,390 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.
Kennedy-King College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 748 |
Michigan | 133 |
Ohio | 24 |
Wisconsin | 30 |
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Construction Trades Related Majors for Construction Trades
Construction Trades Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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Personal & Culinary Services | 130,328 |
Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 96,336 |
Precision Production | 52,913 |
Transportation & Materials Moving | 29,084 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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.