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2023 Best Value Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$6,946 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, woodworking was ranked #47 in the country. In fact 435 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for woodworking students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for woodworking majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Woodworking

#1

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Our analysis found Saint Paul College to be the best value school for woodworking students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Paul College are $6,318 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Saint Paul College also did well on our Best Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Woodworking at Saint Paul College

#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hennepin Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Woodworking Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Woodworking at Hennepin Technical College Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn Tech are $8,640 per year.

Full Woodworking at Washburn Institute of Technology Report

Best Woodworking Colleges by State

Explore the best woodworking colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1
Missouri 0
Minnesota 19

Woodworking is one of 5 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Woodworking Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Cabinetmaking & Millwork 340
Furniture Design & Manufacturing 42
General Woodworking 38
Other Woodworking 15

Majors Similar to Woodworking

Related Major Annual Graduates
Precision Metal Working 54,790
Other Precision Production 67
Leatherworking & Upholstery 46
Precision Production Trades 44
Boilermaking 29

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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