Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions programs in Illinois
41 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $47,260 at Southwestern Illinois College.
What this work pays in Illinois
Phlebotomists in Illinois earn a median of $46,010 a year across 7,910 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $92,860 | 7,740 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $49,930 | 4,620 |
| Surgical Technologists | $64,650 | 3,570 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | $48,050 | 2,800 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | $36,840 | 830 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (17 grads) | 12 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $42,235 (46 grads) | 0 |
| Midwestern Career College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | $7,125 | $29,141 (45 grads) | 26 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,669 (60 grads) | 1 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,421 (19 grads) | 44 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford | Associate's degree | $24,750 | not published | 4 |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 62 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 139 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Stellar Career College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 70 |
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 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.