2025 Best Construction Trades Schools in the Great Lakes Region
8Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
5,152Construction Trades Degrees Awarded
$41,986Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in construction trades, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #34 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Construction Trades Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 5,152 degrees in construction trades to qualified students.
The construction trades program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Construction Trades rankings. We derive our Best Overall Construction Trades School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Construction Trades in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the construction trades degree levels they offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Construction Trades
It's difficult to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you want to pursue a degree in construction trades. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis. 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. Degree recipients from the construction trades degree program at Ivy Tech Community College make $27,379 more than the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Washtenaw Community College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in construction trades. Washtenaw Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor. This college ranks 29th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 121.99999999999999 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Washtenaw Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's difficult to beat Lansing Community College if you want to pursue a degree in construction trades. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, LCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 26th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 34 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at LCC in the most recent data year.
Alpena Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in construction trades. Alpena Community College is a small public college located in the town of Alpena.
There were roughly 107 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Alpena Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 9th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 151 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #365 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vincennes University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Vincennes University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Indianapolis, Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
There were about 138 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the construction trades program earn around $32,779 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the large suburb of Melrose Park, Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 156 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the construction trades program earn around $37,182 in their early career salary.
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).
The construction trades program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Construction Trades rankings. We derive our Best Overall Construction Trades School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
