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2023 Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools

26 Colleges
$37,934 Avg Salary
$11,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Woodworking Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 423 people earned a degree or certificate in woodworking, making the major the #47 most popular in the United States.

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 college with a fairly small student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in woodworking at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#2

Lee College

Baytown, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great place for woodworking students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-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.

About 7% of the students majoring in woodworking at the school are women while 93% are male.

The average amount in student loans that woodworking majors at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,760.

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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 71% of the students majoring in woodworking at the school are women while 29% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for woodworking students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#6

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho 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 #6 on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.

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Northcentral Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

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With a ranking of #7, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for woodworking students working on their associate degree. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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

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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 city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Palomar College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Woodworking Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Woodworking Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Cabinetmaking & Millwork 280
Furniture Design & Manufacturing 57
General Woodworking 42
Wooden Boatbuilding Technology 30
Other Woodworking 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Precision Metal Working 52,308
Other Precision Production 68
Leatherworking & Upholstery 54
Precision Production Trades 39
Boilermaking 13

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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