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Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$36,391 Avg Salary
$8,495 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, plumbing & water supply was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 2,888 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for plumbing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#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 undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 230 students majoring in plumbing at Ivy Tech Community College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

About 5% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 95% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 2% of the plumbing majors at the school.

Full Plumbing & Water Supply at Waukesha County Technical College Report

Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 21 students majoring in plumbing at Kennedy-King College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicolet Area Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Rhinelander, Nicolet Area Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Macomb Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for plumbing & water supply students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Marion Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Marion, MTC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in plumbing at MTC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Gateway Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

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#8

Parkland College

Champaign, IL

Parkland College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Parkland College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Godfrey.

Full Plumbing & Water Supply at Lewis and Clark Community College Report

Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

Explore the best plumbing & water supply colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 24
Indiana 302
Wisconsin 266
Ohio 179
Illinois 30

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 13 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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