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2023 Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools

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$37,934 Avg Salary
$9,373 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Woodworking Associate Degree 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.

The Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for woodworking majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building to be the most popular school for woodworking students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the rural area of Port Hadlock, Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.

Of the 13 students majoring in woodworking at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#4

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Central College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 22% of the students majoring in woodworking at the school are women while 78% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular woodworking schools in the United States. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

Women make up 17% of the woodworking majors at the school.

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Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for woodworking students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

Women make up 25% of the woodworking majors at the school.

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Red Rocks Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

About 33% of the students majoring in woodworking at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Maine Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in woodworking at Eastern Maine Community College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#10

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Palomar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for woodworking students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

Of the 7 students majoring in woodworking at Palomar College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Woodworking by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

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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