2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, plumbing and water supply was ranked #311 in the country. In fact 2,617 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for plumbing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Plumbing & Water Supply
Our 2023 rankings named Texas State Technical College the best value school in the Southwest Region for plumbing and water supply students. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,369 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 per year.
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The excellent programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing and water supply schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State
Explore the best plumbing and water supply colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1 |
| Arizona | 0 |
| New Mexico | 3 |
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Plumbing & Water Supply Related Majors for Plumbing
One of 6 majors within the area of study, plumbing and water supply has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Plumbing
| 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 3 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.