4 accredited schools across the Memphis metro area trained 114 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 career school in DeSoto County graduated 61 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24.
This private for-profit two-year college in Shelby County graduated 30 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24.
Private for-profit two-year college in Southaven that reported 14 Phlebotomy graduates in 2023–24.
9 Phlebotomy credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,048 ($4,560 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area graduated 114 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. The largest was Delta Technical College-Mississippi with 61.
Phlebotomists in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro earn a median $39,480 a year ($18.98/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $38,550 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.