Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

For Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $15,237 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Trade Schools in 2025 is $30,193 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$15,237
Books & Supplies$1,927
Room & Board$9,624
Other Expenses$3,405
COA$30,193

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Trade Schools is $15,237. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Trade Schools (2021-2025)
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$14,494
2021-2022$14,514
2022-2023$14,707
2023-2024$15,006
2024-2025$15,237
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of Trade Schools in 2025 is $13,029 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $21,217 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Trade Schools (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $6,892$2,079 $11,689$6,004
2021-2022 $9,523$4,081 $11,982$6,051
2022-2023 $11,686$2,489 $12,383$6,421
2023-2024 $8,681$2,699 $12,965$7,022
2024-2025 $9,624$3,405 $13,775$7,442
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