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Plumbing schools in New York
New York has 3 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in New York, expect to start around $46,130–$59,960 and reach a median of $77,490 with experience; the top quarter earn $101,230 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,329 in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 23,210 employed in New York. National median: $63,800.
Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: DelhiLong Island City
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berk Trade and Business School | Long Island City | for-profit | 28 | $30,828 | $6,333 | 95% | $20,063 |
| Apex Technical School | Long Island City | for-profit | 153 | $29,830 | $9,500 | 78% | $21,223 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | Delhi | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.