Find Trade Colleges

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,916 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,212 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Construction Trades is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 1,635 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the construction trades undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades

Our 2023 rankings named Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology the best value school in Pennsylvania for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 a year.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Washington, Penn Commercial is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Penn Commercial are $12,116 a year.

Full Construction Trades at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Delaware County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

#4

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosedale Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Rosedale Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

Rosedale Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,663 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn College are $17,940 per year.

Read More…

#6

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA

With a ranking of #6, Pennco Tech-Bristol did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, Pennco Tech-Bristol is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Pennco Tech-Bristol

Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 944
Maryland 152
Delaware 19
New York 1,156

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

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 6 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.