2023 Best Value Woodworking Associate Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Woodworking Associate Degree School for You
Woodworking is the #332 most popular major in the country with 431 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Value Woodworking Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for woodworking 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. 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 Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Woodworking
Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for woodworking students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Technical College are $5,415 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Central Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Woodworking Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Woodworking Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 a year. The average amount in student loans that woodworking majors at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,760.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also is in the top 15% of our Best Woodworking Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Woodworking Associate Degree Schools list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.
Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,745 in tuition and fees each year.
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Woodworking Related Majors for Woodworking
One of 5 majors within the area of study, woodworking has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Woodworking
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | 52,308 |
| Other Precision Production | 68 |
| Leatherworking & Upholstery | 54 |
| Precision Production Trades | 39 |
| Boilermaking | 13 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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.