2023 Most Popular Woodworking Schools
Finding the Best Woodworking 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 Most Popular Woodworking Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 84 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Woodworking program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Woodworking Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for woodworking majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Woodworking Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the most popular school in the United States for woodworking students. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that woodworking majors at RISD take out is $26,000.
The excellent programs at Red Rocks Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best woodworking schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Bennet Street School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Schools list. North Bennet Street School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Out of the 84 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Columbus Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Schools ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular woodworking programs. Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Port Hadlock.
With a ranking of #8, Northwest-Shoals Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the city of Muscle Shoals.
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With a ranking of #9, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public school with a small student population.
After completing their degree, woodworking graduates from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology carry an average student debt load of $11,000.
Madison Area Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Schools ranking. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Uintah Basin Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Schools list. Located in the remote town of Roosevelt, UBTech is a public school with a small student population.
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The Landing School came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Arundel, The Landing School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Woodworking Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Erwin Technical College | Tampa, FL |
| 14 | Michigan Career and Technical Institute | Plainwell, MI |
| 15 | Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park, MN |
| 15 | Palomar College | San Marcos, CA |
| 15 | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington, NC |
Woodworking by Region
View the Most Popular Woodworking Schools for a specific region near you.
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Woodworking Related Majors
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 26 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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