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Carpentry Schools in Texas

2 schools in Texas offer carpentry-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 77 registered apprenticeship programs in Texas train carpentry apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Texas
2
Median net price / yr (Texas)
$7,680
national: $8,400
Median earnings (Texas)
$45,939
national: $38,513
Apprenticeship sponsors
77
earn while training
Carpentry pay in Texas (all workers)
$48,900
range $36,980–$65,920 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working carpentry professionals in Texas 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)
Austin Community College DistrictAustinpublic$6,39016.1%$43,177
Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinneypublic$8,96920.3%$48,701

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 Texas

How much do Carpentry schools cost in Texas?
The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 2 carpentry schools in Texas is $7,680. 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 Texas?
Yes — Texas has 77 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 Texas?
Working carpentry professionals in Texas earn a median of $48,900 per year, ranging from about $36,980 to $65,920 (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.