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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Wisconsin

13 Colleges
$34,992 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Carpentry School for You

In 2021-2022, 144 degrees and certificates were awarded to carpentry students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Wisconsin 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Carpentry Colleges.

Our analysis found Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College to be the most popular school for carpentry students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

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The excellent programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Wisconsin. NWTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

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Out of the 13 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for carpentry students. It came in at #8 on the list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#9

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

With a ranking of #9, Mid-State Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Nicolet Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the rural area of Rhinelander, Nicolet Area Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Carpentry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Carpentry Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Indiana 342
Ohio 8
Illinois 38

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

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 13 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).

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