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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
$8,237 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, plumbing and water supply was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 2,617 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 and 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 4% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 96% are male.

Plumbing majors at Ranken Technical College take out an average of $8,338 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Saint Paul College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plumbing and water supply schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in plumbing at Saint Paul College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

The average amount in student loans that plumbing majors at Saint Paul College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,291.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great place for plumbing and water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Of the 15 students majoring in plumbing at Western Dakota Tech, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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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 large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, plumbing majors at Hennepin Technical College accumulate an average of around $12,942 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a great place for plumbing and water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, plumbing graduates from St Cloud Technical and Community College take out $9,178 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #7, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plumbing and water supply students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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North Dakota State College of Science came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the town of Wahpeton.

Women make up 11% of the plumbing majors at the school.

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Northwest Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Bemidji, NTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in plumbing at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#10

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Plumbing & Water Supply Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

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Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

Explore the best plumbing and 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

One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, plumbing and water supply has other similar majors worth exploring.

Plumbing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 1,906
Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter 638
Other Plumbing & Related Water Supply Services 69
Well Drilling/Driller 4

Majors Similar to Plumbing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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