2022 Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,262 people earned their degree in carpentry/carpenter, making the major the 563rd most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 63 carpentry/carpenter graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 carpentry/carpenter graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,469 and $14,548 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent carpentry/carpenter programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the carpentry/carpenter program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 “Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in Illinois”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree carpentry students.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Carpentry/Carpenter in Illinois

#1

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$7,098 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Carpentry Schools for an Associate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s carpentry students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWIC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Carpentry/Carpenter Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Illinois College is $7,098 for Illinois Associate Degree Carpentry students.

Full SWIC Carpentry/Carpenter Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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