You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in carpentry. It is ranked #286 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
There was only one school in Iowa to review for the 2024 Best Carpentry Schools in Iowa ranking.
The carpentry 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 Carpentry Schools in Iowa.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the carpentry degree levels they offer.
Des Moines Area Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in carpentry. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Those carpentry students who get their degree from Des Moines Area Community College earn $2,609 more than the standard carpentry graduate.
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).
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