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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

24 Colleges
$65,922 Avg Salary
$6,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#1

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Ranken Technical College to be the most popular school for plumbing & water supply students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent programs at Saint Paul College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best plumbing & water supply schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barton County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

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With a ranking of #6, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Northland Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northwest Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, NTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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North Dakota State College of Science landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plumbing & water supply programs. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the town of Wahpeton.

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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 24 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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