by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wielding Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 42,490 people earned their degree in welding technology/welder, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wielding Major” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in welding technology/welder. That schools that top this list have a program in welding technology/welder in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wielding Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wielding Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wielding Major list. This small school is located in Lewiston, Idaho, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Welding Technology/Welder Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wielding Major. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Wielding Major list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
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