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Plumbing schools in Minnesota
Minnesota has 8 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in Minnesota, expect to start around $48,720–$61,150 and reach a median of $94,410 with experience; the top quarter earn $108,750 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota). Graduates of these Minnesota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $91,570 in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 10,720 employed in Minnesota. National median: $63,800.
Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BemidjiBrooklyn ParkFergus FallsGranite FallsSaint CloudSaint PaulThief River FallsWillmar
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public | 42 | $91,570 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public | 18 | $40,273 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park | Public | 43 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 52% | not reported |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.