Best Schools for Carpenters in 2026
These are the top schools offering Carpenters, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Carpenters graduate earns $37,206/yr across 15 schools.
All Carpenters Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN · Carpenters |
74
66–76 |
$51,104/yr | 89.1x |
| 2 |
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud, MN · Carpenters |
72
69–73 |
$43,440/yr | 86.6x |
| 3 |
Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI · Carpenters |
72
69–73 |
$43,008/yr | 90.2x |
| 4 |
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX · Carpenters |
68
65–69 |
$38,268/yr | 74.0x |
| 5 |
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA · Carpenters |
62
60–63 |
$44,602/yr | 34.4x |
| 6 |
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA · Carpenters |
63
61–64 |
$34,421/yr | 61.0x |
| 7 |
Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN · Carpenters |
62
59–62 |
$33,969/yr | 54.6x |
| 8 |
North Bennet Street School
Boston, MA · Carpenters |
58
54–59 |
$39,058/yr | — |
| 9 |
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA · Carpenters |
57
51–58 |
$37,611/yr | 27.9x |
| 10 |
Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA · Carpenters |
53
49–54 |
$40,572/yr | 10.0x |
| 11 |
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA · Carpenters |
53
49–54 |
$40,572/yr | 9.9x |
| 12 |
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO · Carpenters |
51
46–52 |
$35,975/yr | 13.2x |
| 13 |
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA · Carpenters |
50
46–51 |
$35,877/yr | 9.3x |
| 14 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago, IL · Carpenters |
47
45–48 |
$17,697/yr | 39.4x |
| 15 |
Orleans Technical College
Philadelphia, PA · Carpenters |
46
42–47 |
$21,916/yr | — |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.