Carpentry/Carpenter isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #629 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Carpentry/Carpenter Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,899 degrees in carpentry/carpenter to qualified students.
Your choice of carpentry/carpenter school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for carpentry/carpenter schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Carpentry/Carpenter Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Carpentry/Carpenter in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of carpentry degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Ivy Tech Community College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in carpentry/carpenter. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 314 carpentry/carpenter students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Ranken Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in carpentry/carpenter. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ranken Technical College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 25 carpentry/carpenter students who graduated with this degree at Ranken Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in carpentry/carpenter. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 28 carpentry/carpenter students who graduated with this degree at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in the most recent year we have data available.
Johnson College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in carpentry/carpenter. Johnson College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Scranton. This college ranks 75th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 8 carpentry/carpenter students who graduated with this degree at Johnson College in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Delhi, SUNY Delhi is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 95th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 15 carpentry/carpenter students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Delhi in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Bethlehem, Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 21 carpentry/carpenter students who graduated with this degree at Triangle Tech - Bethlehem in the most recent year we have data available.
Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
There were about 25 carpentry/carpenter students who graduated with this degree at Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of carpentry/carpenter school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for carpentry/carpenter schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
