634 Market Street, Paterson, NJ · Private for-profit, under 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 32 plumbing
- Program tuition 2023-24
- $20,465 9 mo
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $39,444 undergraduate certificate
Plumbing Schools in New Jersey
4 schools in New Jersey reported plumbing graduates for 2023-24, 75 awards in all. Sorted by number of graduates.
190 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ · Public, under 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 24 plumbing
- Program tuition 2023-24
- $10,920 8 mo
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $42,613 undergraduate certificate
1776 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains, NJ · Public, under 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 17 plumbing
- Largest program 2025-26
- $5,500
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $45,266
137 Bey Lea Rd, Toms River, NJ · Public, under 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 2 plumbing
- Largest program 2025-26
- $11,110
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $46,059
Plumbing Schools by city
Licensing in New Jersey
Requirements are set by New Jersey (and sometimes your city), not by the school. Look up the current rules for plumber or pipefitters on CareerOneStop's License Finder for New Jersey. General path: Plumbing Schools overview.
BLS puts the median annual wage for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in New Jersey at $78,240 (middle 80% from $48,720 to $136,710), May 2025. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Questions, answered from the data
How many plumbing schools are there in New Jersey?
4 schools in New Jersey reported plumbing graduates to the Department of Education for 2023-24, 75 awards in all (75 undergraduate certificates).
How much does a plumber or pipefitter make in New Jersey?
The BLS median annual wage for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in New Jersey was $78,240 in May 2025; the lowest-paid 10% earned under $48,720 and the top 10% over $136,710.
All trade schools in New Jersey
Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. How we build this list.