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2023 Best Construction Trade Schools
Finding the Best Construction School for You
In 2021-2022, 1,813 people earned a degree or certificate in construction, making the major the #38 most popular in the United States.
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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Construction Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Construction Schools in the United States
Check out the construction programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Construction Schools
Our analysis found Great Oaks Career Campuses to be the best school for construction students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Great Oaks Career Campuses is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.
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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
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The excellent programs at Perry Technical Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction schools in the United States. Perry Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Yakima.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Construction Trade Schools list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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The excellent programs at Honolulu Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction schools in the United States. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the large city of Honolulu.
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Colorado Mesa University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best construction programs. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.
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State Technical College of Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Trade Schools ranking. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.
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Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best construction programs. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.
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Tulsa Technology Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Trade Schools ranking. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.
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Apex Technical School landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best construction programs. Apex Technical School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Long Island City.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Construction
One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, construction has other similar majors worth exploring.
Construction Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| General Construction Trades | 1,813 |
Majors Similar to Construction
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 26,459 |
| Building Management & Inspection | 5,269 |
| Carpentry | 3,899 |
| Plumbing & Water Supply | 2,888 |
| Masonry | 284 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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