2025 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Plumbing & Water Supply isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #147 in popularity out of 328 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 124 associate degrees in plumbing & water supply to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on plumbing & water supply students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of plumbing & water supply students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt plumbing & water supply students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized plumbing & water supply related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for plumbing & water supply students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Plumbing & Water Supply in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for plumbing & water supply students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Plumbing

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

92 Annual Graduates

$82,191 Median Starting Salary

Ivy Tech Community College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in plumbing & water supply. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis.

After graduating, plumbing associate recipients usually earn about $82,191 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in plumbing & water supply from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, MI

30 Annual Graduates

Washtenaw Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in plumbing & water supply. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Ann Arbor.More information about a associate in plumbing & water supply from Washtenaw Community College

Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	1
Michigan	192	16
Indiana	123	139

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Plumbing & Water Supply Related Rankings by Major

Plumbing & Water Supply is one of 6 different types of Construction Trades programs to choose from.

Plumbing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter	124

Most Popular Majors Related to Plumbing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	686
Carpentry	270
Building Management & Inspection	187
Construction	54
Masonry	35
Other Construction	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.