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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ranken Technical College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for plumbing & water supply students. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 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 college with a small student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Barton County Community College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.
St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Northland Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. It came in at #8 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.
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Northwest Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Bemidji, NTC is a public college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #9, North Dakota State College of Science did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing & water supply students. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the distant 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 |
Majors Related to Plumbing
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.