by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 1,063 carpentry graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,743 and $9,529 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in carpentry. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in carpentry.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region carpentry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 72 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bluegrass Community and Technical College Carpentry Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in the Southeast Region list. Savannah Technical College is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s carpentry degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albany Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Albany, Georgia, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s carpentry students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lanier Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lanier Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oakwood, Georgia. It awarded 11 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Georgia Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in the Southeast Region list. Central Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Warner Robins, Georgia that handed out 10 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Carpentry at Central Georgia Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in the Southeast Region. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 0 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Carpentry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coahoma Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Coahoma Community College is a small school located in Clarksdale, Mississippi that handed out 3 ’s carpentry degrees in 2020-2021.
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