You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in construction trades. It is ranked #34 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 70 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for construction trades students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 40,802 degrees in construction trades to qualified students.
Your choice of construction trades 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 construction trades 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.
The construction trades school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Construction Trades Schools.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Construction Trades in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the construction trades degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Texas State Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in construction trades. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 364 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent year we have data available. Construction Trades degree recipients from Texas State Technical College receive an earnings boost of about $26,356 above the typical income of construction trades majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in construction trades has to check out Richmond Community College. Richmond Community College is a small public college located in the town of Hamlet. A Best Colleges rank of #591 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Richmond Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 68 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Richmond Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Construction Trades degree recipients from Richmond Community College get an earnings boost of about $31,788 over the average earnings of construction trades majors.
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Every student pursuing a degree in construction trades needs to check out Ivy Tech Community College. Located in the 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 1791 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent data year. Those construction trades students who get their degree from Ivy Tech Community College make $27,379 more than the standard construction trades student.
Washtenaw Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in construction trades. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 29th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 121.99999999999999 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Washtenaw Community College in the most recent data year.
CCAC is a large public college located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #599 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CCAC is a great college overall.
There were about 242 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at CCAC in the most recent data year.
Minnesota West is a small public college located in the rural area of Granite Falls. This college ranks 38th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 101 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota West in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the construction trades major at Minnesota West Community and Technical College get $9,427 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
MCC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #615 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.
There were about 96 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year. Those construction trades students who get their degree from Metropolitan Community College earn $22,765 more than the typical construction trades student.
Located in the remote town of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #693 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mitchell Tech is a great college overall.
There were approximately 151 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Mitchell Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Construction Trades degree recipients from Mitchell Technical College get an earnings boost of around $12,277 above the average earnings of construction trades majors.
Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 14th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 371 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Those construction trades students who get their degree from Bluegrass Community and Technical College receive $24,558 more than the standard construction trades student.
Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #484 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means STC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 113 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at STC in the most recent year we have data available. Those construction trades students who get their degree from State Technical College of Missouri receive $12,094 more than the average construction trades grad.
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 colleges nationwide means Ranken Technical College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 93 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Ranken Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the construction trades program earn around $35,975 in their early career salary.
Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public college located in the rural area of Owensboro. This college ranks 22nd out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 470 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Owensboro Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
Honolulu CC is a small public college located in the city of Honolulu. This college ranks 3rd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were roughly 192 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Honolulu CC in the most recent year we have data available. Those construction trades students who get their degree from Honolulu Community College receive $44,755 more than the standard construction trades student.
SKYCTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Bowling Green. This college ranks 20th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 247 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at SKYCTC in the most recent year we have data available. Construction Trades degree recipients from Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College get an earnings boost of about $10,567 above the typical income of construction trades majors.
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 construction trades 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 construction trades schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
