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Welding schools in Missouri
Missouri has 14 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Missouri, expect to start around $38,200–$45,930 and reach a median of $51,950 with experience; the top quarter earn $61,660 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $39,717 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 Missouri
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 10,600 employed in Missouri. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ChillicotheCottlevilleHillsboroJoplinKansas CityLinnNeoshoPoplar BluffSaint LouisSedaliaSpringfieldUnionWest Plains
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Technical College of Missouri | Linn | Public | 32 | $46,929 | $11,474 | 84% | not reported |
| Ranken Technical College | Saint Louis | non-profit | 44 | $41,009 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | 74 | $38,426 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | 70 | $30,168 | $4,115 | not reported | not reported |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri | Springfield | for-profit | 64 | $28,998 | $9,500 | 81% | $32,631 |
| Crowder College | Neosho | Public | 40 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| East Central College | Union | Public | 40 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| State Fair Community College | Sedalia | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Jefferson College | Hillsboro | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| St Charles Community College | Cottleville | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Grand River Technical School | Chillicothe | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $18,325 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education | Joplin | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $38,810 |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute | West Plains | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 83% | $28,913 |
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.