Butte, MT · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
13 listings on file
13 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in Montana yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.
What the job pays in Montana
$55,610median, per year
This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across Montana, 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
Montana 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.
Butte, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$14,962
After grant aid
Median debt
$18,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Glendive, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$9,931
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,450
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Billings, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$16,524
After grant aid
Median debt
$18,209
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Kalispell, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$8,099
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
29%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Harlem, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$7,887
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Poplar, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$400
After grant aid
Completion
17%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Great Falls, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$12,468
After grant aid
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Helena, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$11,593
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,580
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
33%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Crow Agency, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$8,331
After grant aid
Completion
11%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Butte, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$16,481
After grant aid
Median debt
$18,750
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bozeman, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$22,499
After grant aid
Median debt
$22,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Missoula, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$16,784
After grant aid
Median debt
$22,400
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Havre, MT · Public
Net price / yr
$12,664
After grant aid
Median debt
$18,500
Completers, 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 apprenticeship13 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.