2023 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Plumbing” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 108 plumbing and water supply graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,635 and $7,521 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plumbing and water supply programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the plumbing and water supply program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Plumbing” list to help you make the college decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Plumbing
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania vets studying plumbing.
Top 1 Best Plumbing & Water Supply Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Plumbing 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 ’s plumbing degrees in 2020-2021.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology supports 1,227 students, and 36 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 18 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,604. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
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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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