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2023 Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools
Finding the Best Woodworking School for You
Woodworking is the #47 most popular major in the country with 435 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 84 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Woodworking program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Woodworking Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Woodworking Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Woodworking Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the most popular school in the United States for woodworking students. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Bennet Street School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, North Bennet Street School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 84 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.
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Out of the 84 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.
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Out of the 84 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Port Hadlock, Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.
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With a ranking of #7, Northwest-Shoals Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students. Located in the small city of Muscle Shoals, NW-SCC is a public school with a small student population.
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Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for woodworking students. It came in at #8 on the list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools ranking. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.
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Madison Area Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular woodworking programs. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Uintah Basin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for woodworking students. It came in at #11 on the list. UBTech is a small public school located in the remote town of Roosevelt.
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The Landing School came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools ranking. The Landing School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Arundel.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Woodworking students that almost earned our Most Popular Woodworking Trade Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Erwin Technical College | Tampa, FL |
| 14 | Michigan Career and Technical Institute | Plainwell, MI |
| 15 | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington, NC |
| 15 | Palomar College | San Marcos, CA |
| 15 | Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park, MN |
Woodworking by Region
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| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Other U.S. Territories |
| Great Lakes |
Majors Related to Woodworking
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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).
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