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Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$16,071 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,186 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Carpentry Associate Degree School for You

Carpentry is the #30 most popular major in the country with 3,899 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

The Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for carpentry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.


 

2023 Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for carpentry majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Carpentry

Our analysis found Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to be the best value school for carpentry students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year. Carpentry majors at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology take out an average of $8,336 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also did well on our Best Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Triangle Tech - Bethlehem

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a great value for carpentry students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Triangle Tech - Bethlehem are $18,593 a year. On average, carpentry graduates from Triangle Tech - Bethlehem take out $14,193 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Triangle Tech - Sunbury

Sunbury, PA

The excellent associate degree programs at Triangle Tech - Sunbury helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value carpentry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Triangle Tech - Sunbury is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Sunbury.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Triangle Tech - Sunbury are $18,701 a year.

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#4

Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh undergraduate students pay an average of $18,541 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, carpentry graduates from Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh carry an average student debtload of $16,606.

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Best Carpentry Colleges by State

Explore the best carpentry colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 36
Pennsylvania 349
New Jersey 3

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 4 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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