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Plumbing schools in Mississippi

Mississippi has 2 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in Mississippi, expect to start around $35,830–$41,010 and reach a median of $55,480 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,040 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in Mississippi

$35,830starting (10th percentile)
$41,010early career (25th)
$55,480median, all experience
$63,040experienced (75th)
$75,470top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,360 employed in Mississippi. National median: $63,800.

Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned

2campuses in Mississippi
3credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Mississippi)
$30,730median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: EllisvilleSummit

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Jones County Junior College Ellisville Public 2 not reported not reported 41% not reported
Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit Public 1 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.

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