by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois” ranking.
Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Illinois, there were 900 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,815 and $14,946 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 27 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 construction trades school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Melrose Park, Illinois, and it awarded 108 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Triton College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois. Triton College is a public institution located in River Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 85 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Valley Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. IVCC is a small public school situated in Oglesby, Illinois. It awarded 50 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois. SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rock Valley College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 36 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Coyne College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois list. Coyne College is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 138 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 151 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Prairie State College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. Prairie State College is a small public school situated in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It awarded 14 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
John Wood Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. John Wood Community College is a small school located in Quincy, Illinois that handed out 10 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kaskaskia College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. Centralia, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. Kennedy-King College is a small public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 82 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oakton Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Des Plaines, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Shawnee Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. Shawnee Community College is located in Ullin, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
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William Rainey Harper College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #13. Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #16, Parkland College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Trail College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois list. Robinson, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Land Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois list. Lincoln Land Community College is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 0 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Heartland Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. Heartland Community College is a small school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, College of DuPage did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois list. College of DuPage is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
John A Logan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #18. John A Logan College is located in Carterville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Waubonsee Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois list. Waubonsee Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sugar Grove, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis and Clark Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Godfrey, Illinois, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, College of Lake County did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois list. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school situated in Grayslake, Illinois. It awarded 0 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Frontier Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. Frontier Community College is located in Fairfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
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South Suburban College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in South Holland, Illinois, and it awarded 8 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wabash Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Trades Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Mount Carmel, Illinois, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
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