by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Carpentry Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Carpentry is the 286th most popular major in the country with 3,273 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, carpentry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,196 and had an average of $11,191 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Carpentry Major” ranking, we looked at 76 colleges that offer a degree in carpentry. To top this list, a school must have a successful carpentry program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Carpentry Major”.
Out of the 76 schools in the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 342 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 30 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major list. Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 28 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Delhi. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major. SUNY Delhi is a small public school situated in Delhi, New York. It awarded 29 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triangle Tech - Bethlehem. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major list. Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a private for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #6, Williamson College of the Trades did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major list. Williamson College of the Trades is a private not-for-profit institution located in Media, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Triangle Tech - Sunbury came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. Triangle Tech - Sunbury is a small school located in Sunbury, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Johnson College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified ’s carpentry students in 2020-2021.
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Ranken Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking, coming in at #9. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 14 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Honolulu Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Carpentry Major list. Honolulu Community College is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hennepin Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s carpentry degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking, coming in at #12. Southwestern Michigan College is a small public school situated in Dowagiac, Michigan. It awarded 11 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Seattle Central College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. Seattle Central is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s carpentry degrees to qualified students.
Minnesota State College Southeast came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hawkeye Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Carpentry Major list. Waterloo, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s carpentry degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Grays Harbor College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. Grays Harbor College is a public institution located in Aberdeen, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 72 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest Kansas Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. Located in Goodland, Kansas, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s carpentry students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major list. IHCC is a small public school situated in Ottumwa, Iowa. It awarded 8 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Highlands College of Montana Tech came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking. Highlands College of Montana Tech is a small public school situated in Butte, Montana. It awarded 4 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Manhattan Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking, coming in at #21. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s carpentry degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, San Juan College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major list. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s carpentry degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Coffeyville Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major list. Coffeyville, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s carpentry degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major ranking, coming in at #21. Southwestern Community College is located in Creston, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s carpentry degrees to qualified students.
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