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Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$8,450 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,725 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree School for You

Plumbing & Water Supply is the #29 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 108 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to be the best value school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year. On average, plumbing graduates from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology take out $8,700 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also did well on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

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Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 155
New Jersey 43
Delaware 7

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

Plumbing Focus Areas

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 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.

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