Best Schools for Construction Trades in 2026
These are the top schools offering Construction Trades, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Construction Trades graduate earns $38,399/yr across 8 schools.
All Construction Trades Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu, HI · Construction Trades |
76
70–78 |
$86,741/yr | 166.1x |
| 2 |
Great Oaks Career Campuses
Cincinnati, OH · Construction Trades |
51
45–53 |
$39,297/yr | — |
| 3 |
Perry Technical Institute
Yakima, WA · Construction Trades |
51
45–53 |
$39,366/yr | — |
| 4 |
Charter College
Anchorage, AK · Construction Trades |
51
46–53 |
$52,820/yr | 10.9x |
| 5 |
Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center
Minneapolis, MN · Construction Trades |
44
38–45 |
$28,440/yr | — |
| 6 |
Apex Technical School
Long Island City, NY · Construction Trades |
40
34–42 |
$23,562/yr | — |
| 7 |
Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES
Liverpool, NY · Construction Trades |
40
35–42 |
$24,129/yr | — |
| 8 |
Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL · Construction Trades |
35
32–37 |
$12,838/yr | 29.0x |
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.