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Woodworking at Rhode Island School of Design

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a woodworking school? To help you decide if Rhode Island School of Design is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's woodworking program.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 2,227 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.

RISD Woodworking Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Woodworking

RISD Woodworking Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The woodworking major at RISD 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 Popular Woodworking Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
	1
Best Woodworking Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Focused Woodworking Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Best Value Woodworking Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Woodworking Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools	8
Most Focused Woodworking Trade Schools	9
	13
Best Value Woodworking Schools	16

How Much Do Woodworking Graduates from RISD Make?

The median salary of woodworking students who receive their bachelor's degree at RISD is $22,714. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allwoodworking bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

Woodworking Student Demographics at RISD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the woodworking majors at Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD Woodworking Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in woodworking from RISD in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical woodworking bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at RISD since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in woodworking at RISD are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RISD 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 Rhode Island School of Design. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rhode Island School of Design. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Furniture Design & Manufacturing	17

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	370	$45,380
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	220	$32,730
Furniture Finishers	70	$41,200
Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$29,970

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 DanielPenfield under License

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