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Welding program at Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI · Public 4-year · (231) 591-2000 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 51
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 23 graduates
- $56,811
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $86,941
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $173 a month over 10 years
- $16,303
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $56,451
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Michigan
- $49,990
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Ferris State University awarded 51 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 6 we list.
On Michigan's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding TechnologyAssociate in Applied Science - Welding Technology · Several formats · CIP 48.0508 | $28,980 | 60 weeks, 12 hours a week | 45.8% | 40% | $1,521 | 190 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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