3 accredited schools across the San Diego metro area trained 224 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.
Public career school in Escondido that reported 123 Phlebotomy graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state.
Private for-profit two-year college in San Marcos that reported 71 Phlebotomy graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,431 for a program of about 3 months.
30 Phlebotomy credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
3 accredited schools in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area graduated 224 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. The largest was Escondido Adult School with 123.
Among schools that published a program price, Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos in San Marcos listed the lowest total: $5,431 for tuition, books and supplies.
Phlebotomists in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro earn a median $58,170 a year ($27.97/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $56,040 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.