10 accredited schools across the Chicago metro area trained 288 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.
72 Phlebotomy credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,380 ($14,430 out of state).
This public two-year college in Cook County graduated 41 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,252 ($11,232 out of state).
41 Phlebotomy credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,288 ($9,312 out of state).
38 Phlebotomy credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,240 ($12,138 out of state).
23 Phlebotomy credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,168 ($9,504 out of state).
Public two-year college in Grayslake that reported 23 Phlebotomy graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,835 ($13,377 out of state).
21 Phlebotomy credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,420 ($11,610 out of state).
Private for-profit two-year college in Chicago that reported 15 Phlebotomy graduates in 2023–24.
This public two-year college in Cook County graduated 13 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,815 ($12,292 out of state).
This public two-year college in Cook County graduated 1 Phlebotomy student in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,560 ($12,150 out of state).
10 accredited schools in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area graduated 288 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. The largest was City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College with 72.
Phlebotomists in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro earn a median $47,190 a year ($22.69/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $46,010 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.