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 Construction Trades Major in Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 860 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,171 and $12,840 respectively.
To top this list, a school must have a successful construction trades program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Louisiana” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana construction trades students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Louisiana list. SOWELA is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 208 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
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