2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Carpentry in Minnesota

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in Minnesota for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Carpentry is the 286th most popular major in the country with 3,273 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Minnesota, there were 197 carpentry graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,278 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 carpentry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in Minnesota for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in carpentry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular carpentry programs in the United States.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in Minnesota for an Associate

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

Top 6 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Carpentry in Minnesota

1

Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#18 overall quality in Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 associates’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Hennepin Technical College Carpentry Report

2

Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in Minnesota for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State College Southeast landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State College Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 6 associates’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.

Full MSC Southeast Carpentry Report

3

Lake Superior College
Duluth, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Superior College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in Minnesota for an Associate. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s carpentry students in 2020-2021.

Full LSC Carpentry Report

4

Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Granite Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s carpentry degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Carpentry at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

4

Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Leech Lake Tribal College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Leech Lake Tribal College is located in Cass Lake, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s carpentry degrees to qualified students.

Full Leech Lake Tribal College Carpentry Report

4

Northwest Technical College
Bemidji, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in Minnesota for an Associate. Northwest Technical College is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Carpentry at Northwest Technical College

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.