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Carpentry Schools in North Dakota

4 schools in North Dakota offer carpentry-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 5 registered apprenticeship programs in North Dakota train carpentry apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in North Dakota
4
Median net price / yr (North Dakota)
$8,239
national: $8,400
Median earnings (North Dakota)
$44,017
national: $38,513
Apprenticeship sponsors
5
earn while training
Carpentry pay in North Dakota (all workers)
$57,890
range $43,860–$76,760 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working carpentry professionals in North Dakota 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

SchoolCityTypeNet price / yrCompletionEarnings (10 yr)
Williston State CollegeWillistonpublic$5,93240.8%$44,017
Bismarck State CollegeBismarckpublic$10,27052.5%$54,277
Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Tottenpublic$6,50724.3%$17,008
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeNew Townpublic$9,97114.6%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 North Dakota

How much do Carpentry schools cost in North Dakota?
The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 4 carpentry schools in North Dakota is $8,239. 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 North Dakota?
Yes — North Dakota has 5 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 North Dakota?
Working carpentry professionals in North Dakota earn a median of $57,890 per year, ranging from about $43,860 to $76,760 (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.