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Welding schools in New Mexico
New Mexico has 15 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in New Mexico, expect to start around $36,860–$44,750 and reach a median of $59,840 with experience; the top quarter earn $82,550 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Mexico). Graduates of these New Mexico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,002 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 New Mexico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,390 employed in New Mexico. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in New Mexico, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlamogordoAlbuquerqueCarlsbadClovisCrownpointFarmingtonGallupGrantsHobbsLas CrucesLas VegasRoswellRuidosoSanta FeSilver City
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque | Public community college | 94 | $40,469 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | Las Cruces | Public community college | 17 | $28,002 | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| New Mexico State University-Grants | Grants | Public community college | 4 | $28,002 | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | Roswell | Public community college | 40 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Western New Mexico University | Silver City | Public university | 38 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clovis Community College | Clovis | Public community college | 26 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| San Juan College | Farmington | Public community college | 21 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Navajo Technical University | Crownpoint | Public university | 12 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | Gallup | Public community college | 10 | not reported | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| New Mexico Junior College | Hobbs | Public community college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Southeast New Mexico College | Carlsbad | Public community college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe | Public community college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | Alamogordo | Public community college | 4 | not reported | not reported | 14% | not reported |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | Ruidoso | Public community college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Luna Community College | Las Vegas | Public community college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 28% | 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.