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2023 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools

40 Colleges
$39,858 Avg Salary
$9,546 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply School for You

Plumbing & Water Supply is the #32 most popular major in the country with 2,888 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for plumbing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Schools

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Perry Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools list. Perry Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Yakima.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chippewa Valley Technical College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 40 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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#5

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools list. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Hillsborough Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best plumbing & water supply programs. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.

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Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #8 on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #9 on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best plumbing & water supply programs. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

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Plumbing & Water Supply by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Plumbing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 2,209
Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter 663
Other Plumbing & Related Water Supply Services 11
Well Drilling/Driller 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Carpentry 3,899
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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