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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

40 Colleges
$7,424 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,858 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply School for You

Plumbing & Water Supply is the #311 most popular major in the country with 2,617 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 40 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for plumbing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges.

Top 10 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Schools

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in the United States for plumbing and water supply students. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. After completing their degree, plumbing graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,687.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN
$6,041 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 40 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,041 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, plumbing graduates from Saint Paul College carry an average student debtload of $13,153.

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$3,780 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great value for plumbing and water supply students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per year.

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$4,826 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 per year.

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Out of the 40 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CVTC also did well on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools ranking. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Southwest Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Schools list.

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$5,010 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeast Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year.

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$5,862 Average Tuition & Fees

Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools ranking. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 a year. Plumbing majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out an average of $5,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Schools list.

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With a ranking of #10, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for plumbing and water supply students. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 per year.

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Plumbing & Water Supply by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 6 majors within the area of study, plumbing and water supply has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Tomwsulcer.

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