Woodworking at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

If you plan to study woodworking, take a look at what Minneapolis College of Art and Design has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MCAD is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 760 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Woodworking section at the bottom of this page.

MCAD Woodworking Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Woodworking

MCAD Woodworking Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the woodworking progam at MCAD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The woodworking major at MCAD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Woodworking. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Woodworking Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Most Popular Woodworking Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Most Focused Woodworking Trade Schools	10
Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools	27

Woodworking Student Demographics at MCAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the woodworking majors at Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

MCAD Woodworking Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in woodworking from MCAD. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical woodworking bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at MCAD since its program graduates 34% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its woodworking bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a bachelor's in woodworking.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MCAD also has a doctoral program available in woodworking. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Woodworking

The following woodworking concentations are available at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Furniture Design & Manufacturing	4

Related Majors

Careers That Woodworking Grads May Go Into

A degree in woodworking can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	3,120	$40,990
Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	770	$35,000
Furniture Finishers	700	$39,040

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By McGhiever under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.