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2023 Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 3,899 people earned a degree or certificate in carpentry, making the major the #30 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Western Technical College to be the best value school for carpentry students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,788 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, carpentry majors at Western Technical College accumulate an average of around $5,839 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 10% of our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
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Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 per year.
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Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,670 a year. The average amount in student loans that carpentry majors at Rochester Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,283.
Rochester Community and Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,731 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southwest Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 5% of our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
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With a ranking of #6, Bismarck State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for carpentry students working on their undergraduate certificate. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.
BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BSC also did well on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate carpentry programs. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, carpentry graduates from St Cloud Technical and Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,044.
In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
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Ridgewater College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ridgewater College also did well on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Des Moines Area Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.
DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,680 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that carpentry majors at DMACC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $6,131.
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Northland Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 per year.
Northland Community and Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Carpentry Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Carpentry/Carpenter | 3,899 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Carpentry
| 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 25 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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