3 accredited schools across the Boston metro area trained 39 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.
28 Phlebotomy credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Milton that reported 6 Phlebotomy graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $30,438.
This public two-year college in Middlesex County graduated 5 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area graduated 39 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. The largest was Massachusetts Bay Community College with 28.
Phlebotomists in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro earn a median $50,420 a year ($24.24/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $50,170 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.