2026 Best Value Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter Schools in Michigan
[Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter](/majors/construction-trades/plumbing-and-water-supply/pipefitting-pipefitter-and-sprinkler-fitter/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong pipefitting/pipefitter & sprinkler fitter education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for pipefitting/pipefitter & sprinkler fitter students.
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2026 Best Value Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter Schools in Michigan
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in pipefitting/pipefitter & sprinkler fitter, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Pipefitting/Pipefitter & Sprinkler Fitter Schools
Washtenaw Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value pipefitting/pipefitter & sprinkler fitter schools in Michigan. Washtenaw Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ann Arbor. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $2,736, while out-of-state students pay about $6,504. Students borrow a median of $17,616 to complete the pipefitting/pipefitter & sprinkler fitter program here. Soon after graduation, pipefitting/pipefitter & sprinkler fitter degree recipients from Washtenaw Community College generally make around $45,332. That is a strong return on a $17,616 median debt.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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