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

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

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 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States 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

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Ranken Technical College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 98% are male.

On average, plumbing graduates from Ranken Technical College take out $8,269 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Paul College is a great place for plumbing & water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 91% are male.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 90% are male.

On average, plumbing graduates from Hennepin Technical College take out $8,617 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Minnesota State Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plumbing & water supply schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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St Cloud Technical and 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 Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Plumbing majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out an average of $7,050 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Northland Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the plumbing majors at the school.

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North Dakota State College of Science 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 #8 on the list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the distant town of Wahpeton.

Women make up 8% of the plumbing majors at the school.

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Northwest Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate plumbing & water supply programs. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, NTC is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, plumbing majors at NTC accumulate an average of around $10,545 in student debt.

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#10

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood 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 #10 on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

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Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

Explore the best plumbing & water supply colleges 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 20 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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