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2026 Highest Paid Carpenters Grads in the Great Lakes Region

[Carpenters](/majors/construction-trades/carpenters/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their carpenters graduates go on to command.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their carpenters graduates.

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• Highest Paid Carpenters Grads in the Great Lakes Region

2026 Highest Paid Carpenters Grads in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools send carpenters graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Carpenters Graduates

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

$88,474 Average Early-Career Salary

Ivy Tech Community College tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying carpenters schools in the Great Lakes Region. Ivy Tech Community College is a public school located in the city of Indianapolis. After graduating, carpenters degree recipients from Ivy Tech Community College typically earn about $88,474 annually.

2

Western Technical College La Cross
La Crosse, WI

$43,008 Average Early-Career Salary

Western Technical College La Cross came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying carpenters schools. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College La Cross is a public institution. Students who complete the carpenters program here go on to a median salary of roughly $43,008.

3

City Colleges Of Chicago Kennedy King College
Chicago, IL

$17,697 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at City Colleges Of Chicago Kennedy King College earned it the #3 place for carpenters. City Colleges Of Chicago Kennedy King College is a public school located in the city of Chicago. Students who complete the carpenters program here go on to a median salary of roughly $17,697.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their carpenters graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

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