2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 78 degrees and certificates were awarded to construction trades students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Jersey 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades

Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	802
New York	321
Maryland	54

Construction Trades Related Majors for Construction Trades

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

Most Popular Related Majors

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 averages are for the top 5 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.