2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 656 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Trades program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 10% of the construction trades majors at the school.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Apex Technical School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction trades schools in the United States. Located in the city of Long Island City, Apex Technical School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 546 students majoring in construction trades at Apex Technical School, 96% are male and 4% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University College is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 7% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 93% are male.
Out of the 656 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Union landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Union, Lincoln Tech - Union is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 3% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 97% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 276 students majoring in construction trades at Porter and Chester Institute, 95% are male and 5% are female.
Southern California Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Southern California Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.
Women make up 3% of the construction trades majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCAC is a large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 4% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Community College of Allegheny County
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Ponce.
Of the 191 students majoring in construction trades at Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad, 96% are male and 4% are female.
Full Construction Trades at Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad Report
Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 6% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Milwaukee Area Technical College
Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Mahwah.
Of the 231 students majoring in construction trades at Lincoln Tech - Mahwah, 100% are male and 0% are female.
Erwin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Erwin Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Tampa.
Women make up 14% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Texas State Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
Women make up 0% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Texas State Technical College
Pennco Tech-Bristol landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Pennco Tech-Bristol is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.
About 3% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 97% are male.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Pennco Tech-Bristol
Pennco Tech-Blackwood came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 5% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Pennco Tech-Blackwood
United Education Institute-West Covina ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. United Education Institute-West Covina is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Covina.
About 2% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 98% are male.
South Florida Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 129 students majoring in construction trades at South Florida Institute of Technology, 94% are male and 6% are female.
Full Construction Trades at South Florida Institute of Technology Report
Hinds Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 128 students majoring in construction trades at Hinds Community College, 91% are male and 9% are female.
Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Located in the suburb of Orlando, OTC Mid Florida is a public college with a small student population.
About 1% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 99% are male.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 2% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Full Construction Trades at Minnesota State Community and Technical College Report
Advantage Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Manati, Advantage Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 79 students majoring in construction trades at Advantage Technical College, 97% are male and 3% are female.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Advantage Technical College
Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 4% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Read full report on Construction Trades at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Perry Technical Institute ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Yakima, Perry Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Full Construction Trades at Perry Technical Institute Report
Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Juan.
Of the 75 students majoring in construction trades at Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia, 97% are male and 3% are female.
Mech-Tech College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Mech-Tech College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Caguas.
Women make up 1% of the construction trades majors at the school.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 656 different United States construction trades schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Construction Trades students that almost earned our Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools award.
Construction Trades by Region
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Construction Trades Related Majors
Construction Trades Majors to Study
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 |
Construction | 1,813 |
Masonry | 284 |
Other Construction | 190 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Trades
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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