Woodworking at Rhode Island School of Design

Every woodworking school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the woodworking program at Rhode Island School of Design stacks up to those at other schools.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 2,227. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in woodworking.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Woodworking section at the bottom of this page.

RISD Woodworking Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Woodworking

RISD Woodworking Rankings

Woodworking Student Demographics at RISD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the woodworking majors at Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD Woodworking Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in woodworking from RISD. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in woodworking each year. RISD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the woodworking master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 14% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a master's in woodworking.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Woodworking Grads May Go Into

A degree in woodworking can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	370	$45,380
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	220	$32,730
Furniture Finishers	70	$41,200
Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$29,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.