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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$7,991 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,391 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for plumbing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Plumbing & Water Supply

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the best value school in South Dakota for plumbing and water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Southeast Tech also made our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at Southeast Technical College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great value for plumbing and water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Dakota Tech are $8,332 per year.

Western Dakota Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Plumbing & Water Supply at Western Dakota Technical Institute Report

Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 6
Kansas 1
Iowa 0
Nebraska 1

Plumbing & Water Supply is one of 6 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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.

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