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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, plumbing & water supply was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 2,888 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.
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.
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The following school tops our list of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Colleges.
Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree School
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, plumbing majors at Ivy Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $6,306 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at Ivy Tech Community College
Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State
Explore the best plumbing & water supply colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 24 |
| Indiana | 302 |
| Wisconsin | 266 |
| Ohio | 179 |
| Illinois | 30 |
Plumbing & Water Supply Related Majors for Plumbing
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Plumbing
| 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 values are for the top school 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.