Alexandria, MN · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
22 listings on file
22 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in Minnesota yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.
What the job pays in Minnesota
$60,280median, per year
This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across Minnesota, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $53,750.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 51-4121 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
50-mile radius
Minnesota is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Welder programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Alexandria, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$13,691
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
60%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Anoka, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$16,953
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
66%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Austin, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$7,427
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
52%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bemidji, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$10,996
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Brainerd, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$13,869
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
53%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Rosemount, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$13,548
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
58%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Duluth, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$15,492
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,775
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
42%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Fergus Falls, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$12,556
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
47%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Granite Falls, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$11,191
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,987
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
52%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Brooklyn Park, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$10,272
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,433
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
42%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Hibbing, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$10,432
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
42%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
North Mankato, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$9,082
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
39%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Minneapolis, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$13,812
After grant aid
Median debt
$17,954
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
20%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Thief River Falls, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$13,975
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
56%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pine City, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$12,798
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,392
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
36%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Rochester, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$14,435
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,743
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
29%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Saint Cloud, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$9,635
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Saint Paul, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$11,495
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,925
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
40%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$26,939
After grant aid
Median debt
$16,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Willmar, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$10,046
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Winona, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$16,140
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,971
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
47%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
White Bear Lake, MN · Public
Net price / yr
$10,906
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a welder apprenticeship22 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.