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Welding schools in Indiana

Indiana has 3 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Indiana, expect to start around $38,410–$45,620 and reach a median of $49,730 with experience; the top quarter earn $60,710 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Indiana). Graduates of these Indiana programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $37,928 in their first year, against $34,154 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What welders, cutters, solderers and brazers earn in Indiana

$38,410starting (10th percentile)
$45,620early career (25th)
$49,730median, all experience
$60,710experienced (75th)
$74,880top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 13,280 employed in Indiana. National median: $53,750.

Campuses in Indiana, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in Indiana
865credentials awarded / yr
$37,928median earnings, yr 1 (Indiana)
$34,154median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: IndianapolisVincennes

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis Public 736 $55,053 $3,600 41% not reported
Vincennes University Vincennes Public 50 $43,393 $9,863 not reported not reported
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis for-profit 79 $37,928 $8,866 57% $33,392

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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