2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You
With 40,802 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, construction trades is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
The Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 119 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for construction trades students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the construction trades undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Iowa Community College the best value school in the United States for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northwest Iowa Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sheldon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest Iowa Community College are $7,170 per year.
Northwest Iowa Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,788 in tuition and fees each year.
Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in the United States. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,793 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Hennepin Community College is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Hennepin Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Hennepin Community College are $5,050 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,731 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Southwest Tech also did well on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #6, Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 a year.
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Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Rochester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,670 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
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Southeast Community College Area did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,864 per year.
Southeast Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Bismarck State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $7,227 per year.
BSC also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,900 a year.
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Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.
Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Mitchell Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mitchell Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
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Moraine Park Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,793 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Moraine Park Technical College also did well on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Dakota County Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCTC are $6,419 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, DCTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
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North Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the rural area of Clarkesville, North Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
North Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #16, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 per year.
St Cloud Technical and Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
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Northeast Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,130 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeast also is in the top 20% of our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Construction Trades students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 18 | Ridgewater College | Willmar, MN |
| 19 | Saint Paul College | Saint Paul, MN |
| 20 | Anoka Technical College | Anoka, MN |
| 21 | South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette, LA |
| 22 | Augusta Technical College | Augusta, GA |
| 23 | Central Louisiana Technical Community College | Alexandria, LA |
Construction Trades by Region
View the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Construction Trades
Construction Trades Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 26,459 |
| Building Management & Inspection | 5,269 |
| Carpentry | 3,899 |
| Plumbing & Water Supply | 2,888 |
| Construction | 1,813 |
| Masonry | 284 |
| Other Construction | 190 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Trades
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Personal & Culinary Services | 149,352 |
| Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 105,741 |
| Precision Production | 55,411 |
| Transportation & Materials Moving | 33,306 |
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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