You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue an Associate Degree in masonry. It is ranked #233 out of 328 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of masonry. Combined, these schools handed out 64 associate degrees in masonry to qualified students.
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Average Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on masonry students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of masonry students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt masonry students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized masonry related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for masonry students working on their associate degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Masonry Associate Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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It is hard to beat Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology if you want to pursue an associate degree in masonry. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the masonry program state that they receive average early career income of $33,525.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team
