Trade-School ROI in Wisconsin

Name: Trade-School ROI in Wisconsin
Creator: Ikan Media Inc.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A Wisconsin-specific cut of our national dataset: which trades pay back the most per tuition dollar, what schools cost, and where you can get paid to train instead of paying — all from official U.S. federal data. Free to cite with attribution to Explore Top Colleges. National report & full CSV →

Paid apprenticeship programs in Wisconsin

earn while you train

Trade-school net price range

$10,303–$16,008

/yr, depending on trade

Trades tracked in Wisconsin

state × trade rows

Best-value trades in Wisconsin

Ranked by median graduate earnings (10 yrs after entry) per $1,000 of annual net price — a school-level value measure. Methodology.

Trade	Value ($/$1k tuition)	Median net price/yr	Median earnings	Paid apprenticeships
Welding	$4,307	$10,303	$44,371	0
Machining & CNC	$4,307	$10,303	$44,371	0
HVAC	$4,277	$10,396	$44,462	0
CDL & Truck Driving	$4,213	$10,303	$43,406	2
Diesel Mechanics	$4,199	$10,588	$44,462	0

Compiled by Ikan Media Inc. from public federal data (U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard, U.S. DOL apprenticeship.gov, CareerOneStop). Independent site, not affiliated with any government agency. Free to cite with attribution. Data as of 2026-08-20. Full national dataset · methodology.