2025 Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in New Mexico

If you plan on majoring in welding technology/welder, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #215 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of welding technology/welder. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 303 degrees in welding technology/welder annually.

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• Best Overall Welding Technology/Welder Schools List

Pick Your Welding Technology/Welder Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Welding Technology/Welder in New Mexico

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the wielding degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Mexico Schools in Wielding

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

73 Wielding Degrees Awarded

53.4% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Central New Mexico Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in welding technology/welder. CNM is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Albuquerque.More information about a degree in welding technology/welder from Central New Mexico Community College

2

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in welding technology/welder needs to take a look at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in welding technology/welder from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	488
Arizona	670	60
Oklahoma	565	25

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Welding Technology/Welder Related Rankings by Major

Welding Technology/Welder is one of 8 different types of Precision Metal Working programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Wielding

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	27
Other Precision Metal Working	7
Ironworking/Ironworker	1

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.