Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services programs in Illinois
80 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 28 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $52,107 at Kankakee Community College.
What this work pays in Illinois
Pharmacy Technicians in Illinois earn a median of $46,650 a year across 21,340 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Assistants | $46,090 | 20,260 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $92,860 | 7,740 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $65,240 | 4,890 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $49,930 | 4,620 |
| Surgical Technologists | $64,650 | 3,570 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (27 grads) | 7 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (16 grads) | 18 |
| Morton College Cicero | Associate's degree | — | $51,551 (23 grads) | 34 |
| Fox College Tinley Park | Associate's degree | $18,625 | $49,899 (117 grads) | 98 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (15 grads) | 28 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Associate's degree | — | $46,478 (11 grads) | 21 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | $45,305 (26 grads) | 13 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | $43,798 (20 grads) | 21 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | $41,087 (22 grads) | 21 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $39,369 (11 grads) | 15 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | $39,009 (31 grads) | 25 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | $31,670 (13 grads) | 17 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,141 (14 grads) | 10 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,598 (15 grads) | 13 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Associate's degree | $21,547 | $28,077 (241 grads) | 54 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,669 (25 grads) | 64 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | $11,611 | $27,385 (421 grads) | 100 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | $7,500 | $27,126 (23 grads) | 30 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc. Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $26,411 (203 grads) | 106 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (26 grads) | 25 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park | Undergraduate certificate | $10,932 | $26,284 (810 grads) | 155 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,194 (13 grads) | 6 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | $13,438 | $25,194 (53 grads) | 6 |
| State Career College Gurnee | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $24,863 (38 grads) | 12 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,350 (739 grads) | 251 |
| CALC Institute of Technology Alton | Undergraduate certificate | $7,000 | $22,300 (110 grads) | 25 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,824 (13 grads) | 9 |
| Midwestern Career College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | $7,521 | $19,319 (55 grads) | 96 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 248 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | $10,000 | not published | 34 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | $3,900 | not published | 14 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Roosevelt University Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 41 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 35 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 207 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| Fox College Tinley Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 82 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 65 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Methodist College Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Northwestern University Evanston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 85 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Stellar Career College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 124 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.