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Pharmacy technician programs in Illinois
Illinois has 10 accredited campuses awarding pharmacy tech credentials. If you finish and work as a pharmacy technician in Illinois, expect to start around $36,550–$38,190 and reach a median of $46,650 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,150 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Illinois). Graduates of these Illinois programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,368 in their first year, against $22,908 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What pharmacy technicians earn in Illinois
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 21,340 employed in Illinois. National median: $45,750.
Campuses in Illinois, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BellevilleChicagoDes PlainesGrayslakeHarrisburgInaNormalRobinsonRockfordSouth Holland
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public | 17 | $33,115 | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Rockford | for-profit | 15 | $27,622 | $11,611 | 43% | not reported |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 54% | not reported |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Lincoln Trail College | Robinson | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 28% | 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.