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

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 large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,318 in tuition and fees each year.

Saint Paul College also claimed a spot 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 in this category.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,864 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great value for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 a 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 college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a great value for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 per 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Northland Community and 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 a year.

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Northeast Iowa Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.

Southeast Tech 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 in the Plains States Region list.

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With a ranking of #10, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the town of Granite Falls.

Minnesota West undergraduate students pay an average of $12,332 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 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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