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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the plumbing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools
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 medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,318 in tuition and fees each year.
Saint Paul College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
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Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.
Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
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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 moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,130 in tuition and fees each 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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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,900 a year.
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St Cloud Technical and Community 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 #7 on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 a year.
Northland Community and Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
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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 city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a large student population.
HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,111 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas State Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.
TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,094 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, TSTC also did well on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Plumbing & Water Supply by Region
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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 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.