Find Trade Colleges

Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa

3 Colleges
$28,206 Avg Salary
$9,850 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Carpentry is the #18 most popular major in Iowa with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

View our full ranking methodology.


 

2023 Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Check out the carpentry undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Iowa Trade Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Carpentry

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the best school in Iowa for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, carpentry majors at DMACC accumulate an average of around $6,131 in student debt.

Full Carpentry at Des Moines Area Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Carpentry at Western Iowa Tech Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Iowa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Carpentry at Northeast Iowa Community College Report

Best Carpentry Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Carpentry Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 201
Missouri 15
Minnesota 197
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 21
Nebraska 6

Carpentry is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Carpentry Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Carpentry/Carpenter 3,899

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.