From USA Today: What are the best vocational schools in the US? See USA TODAY's list of the top 250.
USA TODAY partnered with the research firm Statista to create the 2025 list of America’s Top Vocational Schools.

For decades, the value of a four-year college degree was indisputable. In fact, it was one of the few things Republicans and Democrats seemed to agree on. 

In recent years, however, that bipartisan agreement about the traditional college experience has shifted toward a different type of post-high school education: trade schools.

“Our workers deserve more postsecondary pathways, career-aligned programs, apprenticeships and on-the-job learning,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon, a Republican, said during her confirmation hearing in February.

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