2022 Best Value Wielding Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Wielding Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Welding Technology/Welder is the 194th most popular major in the country with 40,882 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Idaho, there were 157 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wielding Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in welding technology/welder. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great welding technology/welder programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the welding technology/welder program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The wielding school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Wielding Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Wielding Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho wielding students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in Idaho (With Aid)

#1

College of Western Idaho

Nampa, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$6,711 Average Net Price

$32,438 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified ’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

CWI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in Idaho” list. It costs about $6,711 for Idaho Wielding students with aid per year to attend College of Western Idaho.

Read full report on Welding Technology/Welder at CWI

#2

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

#3 in overall quality

$6,703 Average Net Price

$36,375 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Wielding Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s wielding degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

NIC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in Idaho” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Idaho College is $6,703 for idaho wielding students with aid.

Full North Idaho College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$16,810 Average Net Price

$43,723 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools in Idaho For Those Getting Aid list. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 37 ’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in Idaho” ranking. It costs about $16,810 for idaho wielding students with aid per year to attend ISU.

Full Idaho State University Welding Technology/Welder Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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