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Welding schools in Utah

Utah has 10 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Utah, expect to start around $43,850–$48,580 and reach a median of $58,380 with experience; the top quarter earn $66,870 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Utah). Graduates of these Utah programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $39,945 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 Utah

$43,850starting (10th percentile)
$48,580early career (25th)
$58,380median, all experience
$66,870experienced (75th)
$79,520top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,440 employed in Utah. National median: $53,750.

Campuses in Utah, ranked by what their graduates earned

10campuses in Utah
460credentials awarded / yr
$39,945median earnings, yr 1 (Utah)
$34,154median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Cedar CityKaysvilleLehiLoganOgdenRooseveltSaint GeorgeSalt Lake CityTooele

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Mountainland Technical College Lehi Public 80 $39,945 not reported 84% not reported
Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden Public 64 $39,904 not reported 53% $5,969
Davis Technical College Kaysville Public 50 $38,449 not reported 57% $14,436
Southwest Technical College Cedar City Public 65 not reported not reported 95% not reported
Bridgerland Technical College Logan Public 45 not reported not reported 75% $8,317
Uintah Basin Technical College Roosevelt Public 38 not reported not reported 86% not reported
Dixie Technical College Saint George Public 33 not reported not reported 77% not reported
Tooele Technical College Tooele Public 31 not reported not reported 81% not reported
Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City Public 29 not reported not reported 29% not reported
Utah State University Logan Public 25 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.

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