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Welding schools in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 18 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Wisconsin, expect to start around $47,060–$50,320 and reach a median of $58,410 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,220 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Wisconsin). Graduates of these Wisconsin programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,399 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 Wisconsin
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 15,320 employed in Wisconsin. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in Wisconsin, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AppletonClevelandEagle RiverEau ClaireFennimoreFond du LacGreen BayJanesvilleKenoshaKeshenaLa CrosseMadisonMilwaukeePewaukeeRhinelanderRice LakeWausauWisconsin Rapids
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Valley Technical College | Eau Claire | Public technical college | 111 | $44,951 | $9,250 | 50% | not reported |
| Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee | Public technical college | 104 | $41,875 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Western Technical College | La Crosse | Public technical college | 40 | $41,712 | $5,916 | 34% | not reported |
| Moraine Park Technical College | Fond du Lac | Public technical college | 95 | $41,595 | $3,500 | 58% | not reported |
| Northwood Technical College | Rice Lake | Public technical college | 396 | $40,582 | $5,500 | 56% | not reported |
| Blackhawk Technical College | Janesville | Public technical college | 93 | $39,838 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Northcentral Technical College | Wausau | Public technical college | 143 | $39,636 | $3,500 | 45% | not reported |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | Green Bay | Public technical college | 74 | $38,595 | $5,500 | 51% | not reported |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | Fennimore | Public technical college | 37 | $38,589 | $4,000 | 66% | not reported |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee | Public technical college | 76 | $38,209 | $8,713 | 25% | not reported |
| Gateway Technical College | Kenosha | Public technical college | 171 | $37,799 | $9,500 | 51% | not reported |
| Nicolet Area Technical College | Rhinelander | Public technical college | 18 | $37,556 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Madison Area Technical College | Madison | Public college | 96 | $37,511 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Fox Valley Technical College | Appleton | Public technical college | 338 | $37,105 | $6,577 | 65% | not reported |
| Lakeshore Technical College | Cleveland | Public technical college | 52 | $35,729 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Mid-State Technical College | Wisconsin Rapids | Public technical college | 41 | $35,195 | not reported | 52% | not reported |
| College of Menominee Nation | Keshena | non-profit college | 3 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Advanced Welding Institute | Eagle River | career school | — | 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.