2022 Best Value Plumbing Technology/Plumber Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Plumbing Technology/Plumber Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Plumbing Technology/Plumber is the 1045th most popular major in the country with 1,708 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 34 plumbing technology/plumber graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 plumbing technology/plumber graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plumbing technology/plumber programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the plumbing technology/plumber program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The plumbing technology/plumber school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Plumbing Technology/Plumber Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Plumbing Technology/Plumber Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree plumbing technology/plumber students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plumbing Technology/Plumber (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$5,676 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Plumbing Technology/Plumber Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 2 associates’s plumbing technology/plumber degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plumbing Technology/Plumber Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $5,676 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Plumbing Technology/Plumber students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Plumbing Technology/Plumber at CNM

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plumbing Technology/Plumber (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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