by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 35,794 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maryland, there were 152 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,762 and $11,592 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 54 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,870 and $17,588 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in construction trades. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in construction trades.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia is a private for-profit institution located in Columbia, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery College landed the #2 spot on the list. Montgomery College is a public institution located in Rockville, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prince George’s Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Largo, Maryland, and it awarded 9 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Baltimore County. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Maryland. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate. College of Southern Maryland is a medium-sized school located in La Plata, Maryland that handed out 5 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Howard Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Maryland, and it awarded 5 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Carroll Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate ranking. Carroll Community College is located in Westminster, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, Frederick Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Maryland for an Associate list. Frederick, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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