2025 Best Construction Trades Schools in Minnesota
8Colleges in Minnesota
1,292Construction Trades Degrees Awarded
$41,986Avg Early-Career Salary
Construction Trades degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #34 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Construction Trades Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,292 degrees in construction trades annually.
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. For our Best Overall Construction Trades School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Construction Trades Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of construction trades degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in construction trades. Located in the rural area of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 38th out of 52 schools 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. Those construction trades students who get their degree from Minnesota West Community and Technical College receive $9,427 more than the average construction trades graduate.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in construction trades. Located in the rural area of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 34th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 108 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at M State in the most recent data year. Construction Trades degree recipients from Minnesota State Community and Technical College earn a boost of about $8,790 over the typical income of construction trades majors.
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Any student who is interested in construction trades needs to look into Dakota County Technical College. DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount. A Best Colleges rank of #649 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DCTC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 97 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at DCTC in the most recent data year. Those construction trades students who get their degree from Dakota County Technical College make $17,851 more than the standard construction trades graduate.
Any student who is interested in construction trades has to look into Dunwoody College of Technology. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #710 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Dunwoody College of Technology is a great college overall.
There were about 66 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Dunwoody College of Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Those construction trades students who get their degree from Dunwoody College of Technology make $12,102 more than the standard construction trades graduate.
Located in the remote town of Bemidji, NTC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 801st out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 38 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at NTC in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #732 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ridgewater College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 23 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at Ridgewater College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the construction trades major at Ridgewater College make $4,866 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public college located in the small city of Saint Cloud. A Best Colleges rank of #665 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 69 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at St Cloud Technical and Community College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the construction trades program at St Cloud Technical and Community College get $4,479 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 35th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 60.99999999999999 construction trades students who graduated with this degree at LSC in the most recent year we have data available.
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. For our Best Overall Construction Trades School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
