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2023 Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Carpentry School for You
In 2021-2022, 197 degrees and certificates were awarded to carpentry students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Carpentry Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Carpentry Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for carpentry students. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Our 2023 rankings named Lake Superior College the most popular school in Minnesota for carpentry students. LSC is a small public school located in the city of Duluth.
The excellent programs at Minnesota West Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Minnesota. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the remote town of Granite Falls.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Riverland Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Riverland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Austin.
The excellent programs at Rochester Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best carpentry schools in Minnesota. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Rochester.
St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the remote town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.
Northland Community and 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. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for carpentry students. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public school with a small student population.
Ridgewater College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Carpentry Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.
Best Carpentry Colleges in the Plains States Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 201 |
| Missouri | 15 |
| South Dakota | 0 |
| Iowa | 97 |
| North Dakota | 21 |
| Nebraska | 6 |
Majors Related to Carpentry
Carpentry is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Carpentry Focus Areas
| 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 16 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.