2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools
Finding the Best Carpentry School for You
Carpentry is the #30 most popular major in the country with 3,273 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 262 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Carpentry program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Schools in the United States
Check out the carpentry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools in Carpentry
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Allegheny County. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.
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Out of the 262 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Maysville Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Uintah Basin Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools list. UBTech is a small public school located in the town of Roosevelt.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.
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Gwinnett Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Tulsa Technology Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools ranking. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.
Southern Regional Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools ranking. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Thomasville.
With a ranking of #10, Atlanta Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Hazard Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #11 on the list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.
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Palomar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #12 on the list. Palomar College is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
Honolulu Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular carpentry programs. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the city of Honolulu.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #13 on the list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.
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With a ranking of #15, Columbus Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.
Lake Superior College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.
Hennepin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #16 on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Green River College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools ranking. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Auburn.
Western Iowa Tech Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.
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With a ranking of #18, Northwest-Shoals Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the city of Muscle Shoals, NW-SCC is a public school with a small student population.
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Madison Area Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
Neosho County Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.
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Erwin Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Tampa, Erwin Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Hopkinsville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the distant town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #24, Somerset Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Carpentry students that almost earned our Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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41 | Southern Oklahoma Technology Center | Ardmore, OK |
41 | Riverland Community College | Austin, MN |
41 | Meridian Technology Center | Stillwater, OK |
44 | Triangle Tech - Bethlehem | Bethlehem, PA |
45 | Atlantic Technical College | Coconut Creek, FL |
45 | Southwestern Community College | Creston, IA |
47 | Bismarck State College | Bismarck, ND |
47 | Canadian Valley Technology Center | El Reno, OK |
47 | Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem, NC |
50 | Northeast Technology Center-System Office | Pryor, OK |
50 | Centura College - Norfolk | Norfolk, VA |
50 | Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester, MN |
50 | North Central Kansas Technical College | Beloit, KS |
Carpentry by Region
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Carpentry Related Majors
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 | 3,273 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Carpentry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 23,527 |
Building Management & Inspection | 4,511 |
Plumbing & Water Supply | 2,617 |
Construction | 1,435 |
Masonry | 274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 27 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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