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Best Trade Programs in Indiana (2026)

Top 100 of 200 programs in Indiana · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Indiana, ranked by overall value. We scored 200 programs across Indiana trade schools on earnings, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $47,707/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in IN

200

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$47,707/yr

Avg TSW Score

67/100

#1 Program

Construction Management Technology

Ivy Tech Community College

Top Trade Programs in Indiana

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Construction Management Technology Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	81 77–82	$51,303/yr	70.7x
2	Business Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN	89 81–92	$71,550/yr	83.9x
3	Business Administration Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN	88 83–90	$71,977/yr	75.6x
4	Electrical Installation Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	82 79–82	$80,734/yr	92.1x
5	Nursing Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	82 76–82	$65,738/yr	70.7x
6	Practical Nursing Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	82 79–83	$50,081/yr	118.1x
7	Plumbing Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	77 76–78	$82,191/yr	90.7x
8	Welding & Metalworking Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	67 66–69	$56,292/yr	67.5x
9	Business Administration Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	79 69–81	$40,659/yr	63.9x
10	Vehicle Repair Technology Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	73 72–73	$51,226/yr	73.4x
11	Criminal Justice Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	80 77–82	$59,658/yr	31.1x
12	Nursing Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	75 71–76	$60,857/yr	44.9x
13	Business Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global · Marion, IN	75 70–77	$49,463/yr	36.8x
14	Business Administration Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	80 75–82	$38,291/yr	80.4x
15	Vehicle Repair Technology Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	67 65–67	$51,465/yr	45.0x
16	Welding & Metalworking Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	62 62–63	$54,908/yr	43.0x
17	Carpentry Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	74 66–76	$51,104/yr	89.1x
18	Business Administration Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	73 68–75	$39,005/yr	43.5x
19	Business Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	73 65–75	$36,707/yr	46.9x
20	Nursing Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing · Lafayette, IN	74 70–74	$68,665/yr	32.5x
21	Practical Nursing Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	69 68–69	$37,774/yr	53.9x
22	Nursing Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	73 69–74	$66,332/yr	31.8x
23	Business Administration Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	73 69–75	$51,510/yr	24.5x
24	Welding & Metalworking Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	68 66–69	$41,767/yr	109.6x
25	Criminal Justice Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	74 69–76	$33,463/yr	80.3x
26	Allied Health Professions Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	78 75–79	$73,452/yr	148.5x
27	Human Resources Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	73 67–76	$51,570/yr	61.4x
28	Nursing Fortis College-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	71 65–71	$66,396/yr	25.6x
29	Criminal Justice Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	70 67–71	$50,881/yr	20.5x
30	Fire Protection Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	68 65–70	$70,749/yr	39.0x
31	Criminal Justice Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	67 63–69	$34,299/yr	42.9x
32	Vehicle Repair Technology Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	70 67–70	$37,317/yr	95.0x
33	Vehicle Repair Technology Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	63 60–63	$38,670/yr	49.0x
34	Business Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	70 66–72	$40,115/yr	31.7x
35	Business Administration Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies · Fort Wayne, IN	70 64–72	$43,104/yr	25.8x
36	Information Sciences Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	71 62–73	$41,560/yr	49.5x
37	Liberal Arts & Humanities Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN	68 69–68	$79,921/yr	79.0x
38	Vehicle Repair Technology Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	61 61–62	$47,951/yr	29.0x
39	Allied Health Professions Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	67 64–68	$55,499/yr	59.4x
40	Health Aides & Attendants Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	67 66–67	$33,802/yr	68.3x
41	Engineering Technology Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	70 66–71	$68,551/yr	64.6x
42	IT Management Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global · Marion, IN	69 60–72	$46,541/yr	35.7x
43	Accounting Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global · Marion, IN	69 64–71	$52,576/yr	31.5x
44	Information Sciences Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	74 65–76	$36,178/yr	80.3x
45	Information Science Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	71 63–73	$54,649/yr	49.9x
46	Industrial Production Technology Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	73 70–74	$63,796/yr	124.9x
47	HVAC Technology Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	64 64–64	$57,323/yr	45.2x
48	Human Resources Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	73 69–76	$41,237/yr	78.1x
49	Clinical Laboratory Science Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	65 63–66	$58,316/yr	58.2x
50	Vehicle Repair Technology Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	60 58–60	$42,896/yr	—
51	Business Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · Marion, IN	67 61–69	$49,463/yr	9.0x
52	Criminal Justice Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	64 59–66	$34,748/yr	31.9x
53	Criminal Justice Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global · Marion, IN	64 61–66	$38,495/yr	23.8x
54	Industrial Production Technology Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	65 62–66	$56,633/yr	64.0x
55	Hospitality Management Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	66 58–69	$33,343/yr	46.4x
56	International Relations Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN	72 65–75	$76,120/yr	90.2x
57	Heavy Equipment Technology Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	58 57–59	$60,052/yr	—
58	Nursing University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN	66 60–66	$64,983/yr	8.7x
59	Electromechanical Technology Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	66 62–67	$82,305/yr	67.0x
60	Industrial Production Technology Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	65 59–66	$56,775/yr	58.7x
61	Business Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	66 60–68	$37,929/yr	19.9x
62	Information Science Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	75 66–77	$46,815/yr	94.3x
63	Dental Assisting Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	61 58–61	$46,036/yr	50.2x
64	Health Administration Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	69 61–71	$28,240/yr	69.4x
65	Medical Assisting Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	66 63–66	$32,398/yr	67.2x
66	Clinical Laboratory Science Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	62 60–62	$49,712/yr	49.1x
67	Allied Health Professions Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	62 59–63	$62,515/yr	35.2x
68	Medical Assisting Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	62 60–63	$42,131/yr	30.8x
69	Teacher Education Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	63 61–64	$26,304/yr	46.4x
70	Health Administration Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	63 58–66	$32,050/yr	35.5x
71	Accounting Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	64 58–67	$36,241/yr	40.7x
72	Business Administration Indiana Institute of Technology · Fort Wayne, IN	65 59–67	$43,104/yr	7.7x
73	Welding & Metalworking Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	52 51–53	$37,249/yr	—
74	IT Management Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	65 57–67	$45,475/yr	21.5x
75	HVAC Technology Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	65 63–65	$41,270/yr	104.3x
76	Medical Assisting Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	60 58–61	$35,603/yr	35.6x
77	Business Operations Support Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	62 57–66	$26,926/yr	60.6x
78	Human-Computer Interaction Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	65 58–67	$56,251/yr	52.8x
79	Allied Health Professions Indiana University-Northwest · Gary, IN	60 57–61	$52,185/yr	34.5x
80	Vehicle Repair Technology Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	56 54–57	$35,905/yr	—
81	Criminal Justice Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies · Fort Wayne, IN	60 56–62	$34,328/yr	18.2x
82	Health & Physical Education Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	58 51–59	$32,936/yr	49.6x
83	Health Administration Ross Medical Education Center-Kokomo · Kokomo, IN	62 55–64	$31,401/yr	—
84	Health Administration Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville · Evansville, IN	62 55–64	$31,401/yr	—
85	Health Administration Ross Medical Education Center-Lafayette · Lafayette, IN	62 55–64	$31,401/yr	—
86	Health Administration Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	61 56–64	$30,168/yr	32.9x
87	Electrical Engineering Technology Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN	62 57–65	$54,852/yr	70.9x
88	Medical Assisting University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	58 54–59	$50,907/yr	5.8x
89	Electrical Installation Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	57 53–57	$32,841/yr	—
90	Heavy Equipment Technology Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	53 52–54	$42,213/yr	—
91	Criminal Justice Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · Marion, IN	59 55–61	$38,495/yr	5.5x
92	Accounting Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · Marion, IN	62 55–64	$52,576/yr	7.6x
93	Fire Protection Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	58 54–59	$38,326/yr	32.8x
94	Allied Health Professions Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN	58 56–59	$45,648/yr	34.6x
95	Electrical Installation Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	56 53–56	$31,517/yr	—
96	IT Management Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · Marion, IN	61 52–64	$46,541/yr	8.7x
97	Health Administration Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN	60 53–62	$28,495/yr	—
98	Health Administration Ross Medical Education Center-Muncie · Muncie, IN	60 53–62	$28,570/yr	—
99	Medical Assisting Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	57 55–58	$31,962/yr	33.5x
100	Accounting Purdue University Global · West Lafayette, IN	61 54–64	$38,751/yr	22.0x

About This Ranking

What we ranked

Best Trades in Indiana ranks 100 programs across the United States by the TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines graduate earnings, return on investment, and job-market demand into a single 0-100 metric.

Data sources

Earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which tracks graduate income one and five years after program completion. Job-market projections use Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024-2034 employment data.

How to read the table

Use the sort controls below the headline to re-rank by earnings, ROI, or other metrics. Click any school name for full earnings projections, three-scenario modeling, and detailed program data. Most students attend a school within driving distance — local rankings are usually more actionable than national.

Caveats & limitations

Rankings reflect what the data can measure: post-graduation earnings, debt levels, and broad labor-market trends. They cannot capture program quality nuances like instructor expertise, hands-on equipment access, or industry connections. Treat rankings as a starting point — visit schools and talk to current students before committing.

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Indiana schools, drawn from 200 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Indiana?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Construction Management Technology at Ivy Tech Community College ranks #1 in Indiana with a score of 81/100 and graduate earnings of $51,303/yr.

How many trade programs are in Indiana?

Our database includes 200 trade programs across Indiana schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2025.