2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plumbing for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$38,913
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plumbing for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,617 people earned their degree in plumbing and water supply, making the major the 310th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, plumbing and water supply graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,858 and had an average of $8,408 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 313 plumbing and water supply graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,489 and $9,154 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 plumbing and water supply graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plumbing and water supply programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the plumbing and water supply program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The plumbing 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plumbing for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plumbing for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plumbing for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plumbing for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 associates’s plumbing degrees in 2020-2021.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Plumbing & Water Supply Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 1,227 students enrolled at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,604. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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