Carpenters
4,167 students earn a carpenters credential each year across 201 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $38,268
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $42,058
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Associate programs — 50 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana253$51,1041 year out$88,474$9,1252Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa9$44,6021 year out——3Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas—$38,2681 year out—$15,6244Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, Pennsylvania31$37,6111 year out$52,333$7,2665Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, Missouri16$35,9751 year out$49,813$12,0006SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York18—1 year out$38,858—7Johnson CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——8Highlands College of Montana TechButte, Montana11—1 year out——9Williamson College of the TradesMedia, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——10Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, Washington10—1 year out——11Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, Kansas9—1 year out——12Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, Washington9—1 year out——13Hawaii Community CollegeHilo, Hawaii9—1 year out——14Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California8—1 year out——15Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii8—1 year out——16Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota8—1 year out——17Laney CollegeOakland, California7—1 year out——18Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattan, Kansas6—1 year out——19Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky6—1 year out——20Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan6—1 year out——21Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota6—1 year out——22Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington6—1 year out——23Southwestern Community CollegeCreston, Iowa5—1 year out——24Southwestern Michigan CollegeDowagiac, Michigan5—1 year out——25Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota5—1 year out——26Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa4—1 year out——27Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa4—1 year out——28Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, Iowa4—1 year out——29Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyville, Kansas4—1 year out——30Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland, Kansas4—1 year out——31Minnesota State College SoutheastWinona, Minnesota4—1 year out——32San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico4—1 year out——33American River CollegeSacramento, California3—1 year out——34College of the RedwoodsEureka, California3—1 year out——35Kauai Community CollegeLihue, Hawaii3—1 year out——36Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, Illinois3—1 year out——37Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana3—1 year out——38Southeastern Community CollegeWest Burlington, Iowa3—1 year out——39Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, Washington3—1 year out——40Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas2—1 year out——41Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California2—1 year out——42University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, Alaska1—1 year out——43Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah, Georgia1—1 year out——44Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, Kansas1—1 year out——45Salina Area Technical CollegeSalina, Kansas1—1 year out——46Mineral Area CollegePark Hills, Missouri1—1 year out——47Montana State University BillingsBillings, Montana1—1 year out——48Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkston, Georgia1—1 year out——49Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas1—1 year out——50Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake, Minnesota1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 190 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, Minnesota7$43,4401 year out——2Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin13$43,0081 year out——3North Bennet Street SchoolBoston, Massachusetts11$39,0581 year out$56,080$15,5604Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa12$34,4211 year out——5Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota0$33,9691 year out——6Orleans Technical CollegePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania29$21,9161 year out$32,630$7,5217City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, Illinois30$17,6971 year out—$13,1758Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana244—1 year out——9Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania195—1 year out——10Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver, Colorado93—1 year out——11J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville, Alabama87—1 year out——12West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, Kentucky82—1 year out——13Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia78—1 year out$18,912$10,64614Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville, Kentucky75—1 year out——15Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia74—1 year out——16Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona69—1 year out——17Uintah Basin Technical CollegeRoosevelt, Utah68—1 year out——18Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia55—1 year out——19Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma55—1 year out——20Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia52—1 year out——21Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota48—1 year out——22Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky47—1 year out——23Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville, Kentucky45—1 year out——24Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville, Kentucky44—1 year out——25Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas City, Kansas43—1 year out——26Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard, Kentucky43—1 year out——27Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona39—1 year out——28Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin39—1 year out——29Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, Kentucky38—1 year out——30Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii35—1 year out——31Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota35—1 year out——32Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin35—1 year out——33Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado34—1 year out——34Centura College-NorfolkNorfolk, Virginia34—1 year out——35Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California31—1 year out——36Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, Georgia31—1 year out——37Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeOgden, Utah31—1 year out——38Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California30—1 year out——39Southwestern Community CollegeCreston, Iowa30—1 year out——40Coastal Pines Technical CollegeWaycross, Georgia30—1 year out——41South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona29—1 year out——42Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeCumberland, Kentucky29—1 year out——43Northeast Technology CenterPryor, Oklahoma29—1 year out——44Meridian Technology CenterStillwater, Oklahoma27—1 year out——45Indian Capital Technology Center-MuskogeeMuskogee, Oklahoma27—1 year out——46SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLake Charles, Louisiana26—1 year out——47Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka, Kansas25—1 year out——48Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, Kansas24—1 year out——49Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, Kentucky24—1 year out——50Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi24—1 year out$26,441—51Southern Oklahoma Technology CenterArdmore, Oklahoma24—1 year out——52Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals, Alabama23—1 year out——53Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa23—1 year out——54Garden City Community CollegeGarden City, Kansas23—1 year out——55Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina23—1 year out——56Columbus Technical CollegeColumbus, Georgia22—1 year out——57Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattan, Kansas22—1 year out——58Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa21—1 year out——59Fort Hays Tech North CentralBeloit, Kansas21—1 year out$42,058—60Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington20—1 year out——61Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia18—1 year out——62Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia18—1 year out——63Neosho County Community CollegeChanute, Kansas18—1 year out——64Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica, New York18—1 year out——65Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, North Carolina18—1 year out——66San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico17—1 year out——67Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin17—1 year out——68Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin17—1 year out——69Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, Missouri16—1 year out——70Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska16—1 year out——71Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, North Carolina16—1 year out——72Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota16—1 year out——73Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin16—1 year out——74Laney CollegeOakland, California15—1 year out——75Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, Illinois15—1 year out——76North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, Iowa15—1 year out——77Highland Community CollegeHighland, Kansas15—1 year out——78Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina15—1 year out——79Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin15—1 year out——80Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin15—1 year out——81Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River, New Jersey15—1 year out——82Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana14—1 year out——83Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota14—1 year out——84Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota14—1 year out$40,648—85Moore Norman Technology CenterNorman, Oklahoma14—1 year out——86College of the RedwoodsEureka, California13—1 year out——87Meridian Community CollegeMeridian, Mississippi13—1 year out——88Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, Oregon13—1 year out——89Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin13—1 year out——90Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek, Florida12—1 year out——91Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa12—1 year out——92Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodland, Kansas12—1 year out——93The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana12—1 year out——94Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington12—1 year out——95Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl Reno, Oklahoma12—1 year out——96Erwin Technical CollegeTampa, Florida12—1 year out——97Triton CollegeRiver Grove, Illinois11—1 year out——98Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa11—1 year out——99Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa11—1 year out——100Salina Area Technical CollegeSalina, Kansas11—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).