by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,273 people earned their degree in carpentry, making the major the 286th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, carpentry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,196 and had an average of $11,191 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 537 carpentry graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,068 and $12,000 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in carpentry. That schools that top this list have a program in carpentry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region carpentry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State College Southeast. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region. Minnesota State College Southeast is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 9 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Kansas Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. NWKTC is a small public school situated in Goodland, Kansas. It awarded 12 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ranken Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified ’s carpentry students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coffeyville Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Coffeyville, Kansas, and it awarded 10 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manhattan Area Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 22 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. Creston, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s carpentry degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Iowa Lakes Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a public institution located in Estherville, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Indian Hills Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Indian Hills Community College is a small public school situated in Ottumwa, Iowa. It awarded 8 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Hawkeye Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. Waterloo, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s carpentry degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Fort Scott Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. FSCC is located in Fort Scott, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s carpentry degrees to qualified students.
Hennepin Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s carpentry degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 35 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in West Burlington, Iowa, and it awarded 5 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Carpentry at Southeastern Community College
With a ranking of #14, Bismarck State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 17 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Hutchinson Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hutchinson, Kansas, and it awarded 6 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Carpentry at Hutchinson Community College
Northwest Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. NTC is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 0 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Leech Lake Tribal College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. Leech Lake Tribal College is a small public school situated in Cass Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 0 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Granite Falls, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Mineral Area College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Park Hills, Missouri, and it awarded 0 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Sinte Gleska University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Salina Area Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Salina Area Technical College is a small school located in Salina, Kansas that handed out 8 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #16, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Carpentry Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 14 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
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