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Welding schools in New Hampshire
New Hampshire has 3 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in New Hampshire, expect to start around $47,540–$50,620 and reach a median of $62,360 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,420 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Hampshire). Graduates of these New Hampshire programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $43,756 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 New Hampshire
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,110 employed in New Hampshire. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in New Hampshire, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BerlinManchesterPortsmouth
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountains Community College | Berlin | Public | 42 | $43,756 | $9,625 | 62% | not reported |
| Great Bay Community College | Portsmouth | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Manchester Community College | Manchester | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
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.