Bright outlook
Construction and extraction
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Median pay
- $79,920
- Outlook
- Faster than average
High school diploma
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Speaking
Carpenters
CIP46.02
204 colleges offer Carpenters. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 204
- at its most common level
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 204
- Associate's
- 81
- Bachelor's
- 1
What it covers
About Carpenters
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating, blueprint reading, foundations and roughing-in, finish carpentry techniques, and applicable codes and standards.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 46.02.
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 204 | $43,7874 yrs after · 10 colleges | $12,3622 colleges |
| Associate's | 81 | $48,5744 yrs after · 5 colleges | $11,5004 colleges |
| Bachelor's | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Associate's programs
Where Carpenters graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
Indianapolis, IN · Public · 168 graduates
$69,442
debt $5,500
- 2
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit · 19 graduates
$48,574
debt $12,000
- 3
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA · Public · 38 graduates
$46,433
debt $11,000
- 4
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi, NY · Public · 24 graduates
$45,162
debt $12,000
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Carpenters by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
- Bright outlook
Construction and extraction
Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Median pay
- $79,920
- Outlook
- Faster than average
High school diploma
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Monitoring
Construction and extraction
Carpenters
- Median pay
- $60,580
- Outlook
- As fast as average
High school diploma
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
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How many colleges offer Carpenters?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Carpenters at these degree levels: certificate (204 colleges), associate's (81 colleges), bachelor's (1 college). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
Where do Carpenters graduates earn the most?
Ivy Tech Community College reports the highest median earnings for associate's graduates in Carpenters: $69,442 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.