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2024 Best Woodworking Schools

5 Colleges in the United States
431 Woodworking Degrees Awarded
$30,324 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in woodworking, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #330 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Woodworking Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 431 degrees in woodworking during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Woodworking School

Best Woodworking Schools The woodworking program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Woodworking rankings. We derive our Best Overall Woodworking School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Woodworking Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Woodworking
Bachelor's Degrees in Woodworking
Master's Degrees in Woodworking

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Woodworking Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Woodworking in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of woodworking degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Woodworking

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$22,714 Median Starting Salary
$26,000 Median Student Debt

Rhode Island School of Design is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in woodworking. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 24 woodworking students who graduated with this degree at RISD in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the woodworking program state that they receive average early career income of $22,714.

More information about a degree in woodworking from Rhode Island School of Design

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

It's hard to beat Northcentral Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in woodworking. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 13th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 20 woodworking students who graduated with this degree at North Central Technical College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in woodworking from Northcentral Technical College

3
Hennepin Technical College crest
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN
Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in woodworking has to check out Hennepin Technical College. Hennepin Technical College is a small public college located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hennepin Technical College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 11 woodworking students who graduated with this degree at Hennepin Technical College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in woodworking from Hennepin Technical College

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$37,934 Median Starting Salary
$11,000 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in woodworking. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public college located in the city of Lancaster. A Best Colleges rank of #321 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great college overall.

There were roughly 15 woodworking students who graduated with this degree at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in the most recent data year. Those woodworking students who get their degree from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology receive $7,610 more than the typical woodworking graduate.

More information about a degree in woodworking from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ME

Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were about 3 woodworking students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Maine Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in woodworking from Eastern Maine Community College

Woodworking by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Woodworking is one of 5 different types of Precision Production programs to choose from.

Woodworking Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Cabinetmaking & Millwork 280
Furniture Design & Manufacturing 65
General Woodworking 42
Wooden Boatbuilding Technology 30
Other Woodworking 14

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Precision Metal Working 52,308
Other Precision Production 68
Leatherworking & Upholstery 54
Precision Production Trades 39
Boilermaking 13

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