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2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey

8 Colleges
$34,212 Avg Salary
$8,713 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, construction trades was ranked 5th in New Jersey. In fact, 944 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Lincoln Technical Institute - Union to be the most popular school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Union, Lincoln Tech - Union is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 97% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

Of the 231 students majoring in construction trades at Lincoln Tech - Mahwah, 100% are male and 0% are female.

Full Construction Trades at Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah Report

#3

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennco Tech-Blackwood. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the construction trades majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences is a great place for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Paterson.

Of the 175 students majoring in construction trades at Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences, 97% are male and 3% are female.

Full Construction Trades at Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences Report

Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ocean County Vocational-Technical School landed the # 5 spot on the list. OCVTS is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

About 11% of the students majoring in construction trades at the school are women while 89% are male.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School

Adult and Continuing Education - BCTS came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Adult and Continuing Education - BCTS is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Hackensack.

Full Construction Trades at Adult and Continuing Education - BCTS Report

Union County Vocational Technical School 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 #6 on the list. Union County Vocational Technical School is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Scotch Plains.

Read full report on Construction Trades at Union County Vocational Technical School

New Community Career & Technical Institute 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. NCCTI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newark.

Full Construction Trades at New Community Career & Technical Institute Report

Best Construction Trades Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Trades Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 152
Delaware 19
Pennsylvania 1,635
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 8 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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