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2023 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$7,562 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.

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 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 in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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 Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Saint Paul College also did well on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value plumbing & water supply schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,130 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

M State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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. The average amount in student loans that plumbing majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,050.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St Cloud Technical and Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #7, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,990 per year.

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#9

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Plumbing & Water Supply at Southeast Technical College

Minnesota West Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the remote town of Granite Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota West are $12,332 per year.

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Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

Explore the best plumbing & water supply colleges 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 12 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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