3 accredited schools across the Tucson metro area trained 69 phlebotomists in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Pima County graduated 43 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state.
This public two-year college in Pima County graduated 14 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,208 ($7,524 out of state).
This price is for a longer program than a typical Phlebotomy course; it is classified under the same federal program code. Ask about stand-alone Phlebotomy training.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Pima County graduated 12 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $13,915 for a program of about 9 months.
3 accredited schools in the Tucson, AZ metro area graduated 69 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-Tucson with 43.
Among schools that published a program price, Brookline College-Tucson in Tucson listed the lowest total: $13,915 for tuition, books and supplies.
Phlebotomists in the Tucson, AZ metro earn a median $46,200 a year ($22.21/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $46,260 statewide and $45,230 nationally.
Many phlebotomy programs are short certificates, often a few weeks to a few months, including a required number of supervised blood draws.