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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Trade Schools

45 Colleges
$53,725 Avg Salary
$19,000 Avg Student Debt

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.

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.

The Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Plumbing & Water Supply program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

About 1% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 99% are male.

Plumbing majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $6,306 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Montana State University - Northern is a great place for plumbing & water supply students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washtenaw Community College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students working on their associate degree. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plumbing & water supply schools in the United States. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

After completing their Associate Degree, plumbing graduates from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology carry an average student debt load of $8,700.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Trade Schools list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

About 33% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Linn-Benton Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students working on their associate degree. LBCC is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

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Southwest Mississippi Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Summit, SMCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Southern Maine Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Central Maine Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for plumbing & water supply students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

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Plumbing & Water Supply by Region

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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 45 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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