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.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Construction Trades Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 402 degrees in construction trades to qualified students.
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 Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
Northwest Iowa Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in construction trades. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Those construction trades students who get their degree from Northwest Iowa Community College make $14,646 more than the typical construction trades student.
Any student who is interested in construction trades needs to look into Northeast Iowa Community College. NICC is a small public college located in the rural area of Calmar.
Students who graduate with their degree from the construction trades program report average early career income of $37,130.
Gain the leadership skills and expertise you need to manage large-scale construction projects with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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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