2027 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in Michigan
[Plumbing & Water Supply](/majors/construction-trades/plumbing-and-water-supply/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for plumbing & water supply students.
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2027 Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools in Michigan
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in plumbing & water supply, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Plumbing & Water Supply Schools
Our analysis ranked Macomb Community College the best value for a degree in plumbing & water supply in Michigan. Macomb Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Warren. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $3,660, while out-of-state students pay about $8,370. Students borrow a median of $9,862 to complete the plumbing & water supply program here. Early-career plumbing & water supply graduates make about $38,758. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Students looking for strong value in plumbing & water supply will find it at Washtenaw Community College, which ranked #2. Set in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $2,736, compared with $6,504 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $17,616 to complete the plumbing & water supply program here. Plumbing & Water Supply graduates of Washtenaw Community College earn a median of $45,332 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $17,616 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
