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Phlebotomy classes in Illinois
Illinois has 20 accredited campuses awarding phlebotomy credentials. If you finish and work as a phlebotomist in Illinois, expect to start around $37,370–$39,710 and reach a median of $46,010 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,720 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 $27,984 in their first year, against $24,832 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What phlebotomists earn in Illinois
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,910 employed in Illinois. National median: $45,230.
Campuses in Illinois, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BellevilleCantonChicagoDecaturDes PlainesElginFairfieldGlen EllynGrayslakeInaKankakeeNormalOglesbyPalatinePalos HillsRockfordSouth HollandSpringfieldSugar Grove
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | for-profit | 10 | $29,576 | $7,125 | 54% | $24,216 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public | 33 | $26,392 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | for-profit | 161 | not reported | not reported | 69% | $33,634 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public | 50 | not reported | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Public | 39 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | Public | 30 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Public | 24 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 54% | not reported |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 60% | not reported |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Frontier Community College | Fairfield | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Spoon River College | Canton | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 42% | 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.