How much do Carpentry schools cost in New Jersey?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 3 carpentry schools in New Jersey is $9,068. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.

Can you get paid to train as a carpentry in New Jersey?

Yes — New Jersey has 37 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the carpentry apprenticeships page for the current list.

What does a carpentry earn in New Jersey?

Working carpentry professionals in New Jersey earn a median of $64,010 per year, ranging from about $43,680 to $121,490 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Carpentry Schools in New Jersey

3 schools in New Jersey offer carpentry-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 37 registered apprenticeship programs in New Jersey train carpentry apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in New Jersey

Median net price / yr (New Jersey)

$9,068

national: $8,400

Median earnings (New Jersey)

$40,728

national: $38,513

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Carpentry pay in New Jersey (all workers)

$64,010

range $43,680–$121,490 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working carpentry professionals in New Jersey earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

School	City	Type	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Hudson County Community College	Jersey City	public	$7,307	23.6%	$34,333
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School	Toms River	public	$10,828	67.6%	$47,122
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton	public	not reported	82.4%	not reported

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not carpentry graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Carpentry school in New Jersey

How much do Carpentry schools cost in New Jersey?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 3 carpentry schools in New Jersey is $9,068. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a carpentry in New Jersey?: Yes — New Jersey has 37 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the carpentry apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a carpentry earn in New Jersey?: Working carpentry professionals in New Jersey earn a median of $64,010 per year, ranging from about $43,680 to $121,490 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.