Welding Technology/Welder is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #215 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 64 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 46,029 degrees in welding technology/welder to qualified students.
The wielding program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Welding Technology/Welder rankings. We derive our Best Overall Welding Technology/Welder School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools.
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Best Schools for Welding Technology/Welder in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the wielding degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is difficult to beat Texas State Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in welding technology/welder. TSTC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 387 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology if you want to pursue a degree in welding technology/welder. WSU Tech is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Wichita. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 115 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at WSU Tech in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in welding technology/welder needs to take a look at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public college located in the small city of Lancaster. A Best Colleges rank of #424 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great college overall.
There were approximately 27 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in the most recent data year.
Lake Area Technical Institute is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in welding technology/welder. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means LATI is a great school overall.
There were roughly 54 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at LATI in the most recent data year.
Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Lincoln. This college ranks 6th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 36 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #387 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FVTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 298 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent year we have data available.
Ferris is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Big Rapids. This university ranks 13th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 53 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 44 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #445 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means North Dakota State College of Science is a great college overall.
There were roughly 42 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State College of Science in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #365 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vincennes University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Vincennes University in the most recent year we have data available.
Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Minneapolis. This college ranks 26th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 36 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Dunwoody College of Technology in the most recent data year.
STC is a small public college located in the rural area of Linn. A Best Colleges rank of #484 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means STC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 24 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at STC in the most recent data year.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The wielding program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Welding Technology/Welder rankings. We derive our Best Overall Welding Technology/Welder School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
