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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$5,445 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,725 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the plumbing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Plumbing & Water Supply

Our analysis found St Cloud Technical and Community College to be the best value school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Plumbing & Water Supply at St Cloud Technical and Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,815 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Plumbing & Water Supply at Metropolitan Community College Report

Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

Explore the best plumbing & water supply schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 22
Missouri 49
Minnesota 119
South Dakota 24
Iowa 20
North Dakota 9
Nebraska 12

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

Majors Similar 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 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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