Medical Assisting Schools in Illinois

25 schools compared · Average earnings $35,489/yr

25 Illinois schools offer Medical Assisting. Average graduate earnings run 12% above the national average — something worth factoring in alongside tuition, location, and program fit.

Schools in IL
25
Avg Grad Earnings
$35,489/yr
+12% vs. national avg
Avg Score
62/100
Top IL Cities
8
with programs

Medical Assisting Programs in Illinois

All 25 Illinois schools offering Medical Assisting, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click a school to see full earnings projections and program details.

# School Score Earnings ROI
1 Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL
74 $52,161/yr 64.4x
2 Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL
76 $46,319/yr 84.8x
3 South Suburban College
South Holland, IL
68 $46,568/yr 44.7x
4 Morton College
Cicero, IL
68 $42,975/yr 49.4x
5 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
68 $42,274/yr 47.9x
6 City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL
66 $40,148/yr 44.8x
7 Black Hawk College
Moline, IL
64 $39,761/yr 39.4x
8 William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
75 $36,111/yr 171.4x
9 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL
69 $35,140/yr 79.2x
10 Parkland College
Champaign, IL
63 $36,872/yr 42.0x
11 Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
63 $32,934/yr 52.5x
12 Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL
69 $32,224/yr 89.7x
13 John A Logan College
Carterville, IL
66 $31,837/yr 67.8x
14 Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
59 $31,324/yr 41.7x
15 Fox College
Tinley Park, IL
58 $42,418/yr 13.8x
16 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
57 $40,034/yr 14.1x
17 First Institute of Travel Inc.
Crystal Lake, IL
58 $33,597/yr
18 Midwestern Career College
Chicago, IL
57 $31,998/yr
19 Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
Melrose Park, IL
56 $31,098/yr
20 Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, IL
53 $35,350/yr 12.2x
21 Danville Area Community College
Danville, IL
53 $22,812/yr 42.0x
22 State Career College
Gurnee, IL
52 $26,123/yr
23 Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois
Springfield, IL
52 $25,826/yr
24 Northwestern College
Oak Lawn, IL
50 $28,304/yr 18.4x
25 CALC Institute of Technology
Alton, IL
50 $23,038/yr

Where Medical Assisting Programs Cluster in Illinois

Cities with the most Medical Assisting programs — useful if you want to minimize commute or relocate within state.

City Schools Avg Earnings
Chicago, IL 3 $36,299/yr
Springfield, IL 2 $28,575/yr
Des Plaines, IL 1 $52,161/yr
South Holland, IL 1 $46,568/yr
Elgin, IL 1 $46,319/yr
Cicero, IL 1 $42,975/yr
Tinley Park, IL 1 $42,418/yr
Glen Ellyn, IL 1 $41,235/yr

Compare Medical Assisting in Other States

Considering a nearby state? Here's how Illinois compares to others with strong Medical Assisting offerings.

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