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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$8,609 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,391 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for plumbing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 10 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Our analysis found Saint Paul College to be the best value school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,318 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Saint Paul College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great value for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in tuition and fees each year.

Southeast Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,946 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,130 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northeast is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at M State are $5,900 per year.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, plumbing majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College accumulate an average of around $7,050 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St Cloud Technical and Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

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Northland Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,244 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northland Community and Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

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Hillsborough Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $9,111 a year.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for plumbing & water supply students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,094 in tuition and fees each year.

TSTC also claimed a spot on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Plumbing & Water Supply by Region

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Region
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 26 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.

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