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2023 Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Carpentry Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, carpentry was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 3,899 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
The Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
2023 Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Colleges.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Carpentry
Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the best value school for carpentry students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BSC are $7,227 a year.
BSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Superior College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Carpentry Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LSC are $6,404 a year.
Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan Area Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. MATC is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $8,400 a year.
Read full report on Carpentry at Manhattan Area Technical College
The excellent associate degree programs at Ranken Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value carpentry schools in the Plains States Region . Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ranken Technical College are $16,960 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, carpentry majors at Ranken Technical College accumulate an average of around $12,097 in student debt.
Ranken Technical College also took the #3 spot in our Best Carpentry Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Best Carpentry Colleges by State
Explore the best carpentry colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 201 |
Missouri | 15 |
Minnesota | 197 |
South Dakota | 0 |
Iowa | 97 |
North Dakota | 21 |
Nebraska | 6 |
Majors Related to Carpentry
One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, carpentry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Carpentry Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Carpentry/Carpenter | 3,899 |
Majors Similar to Carpentry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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