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Career Information for Medical Assistants in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Danville, Peoria, and Springfield
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Rockford, Chicago, and Bloomington
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Peoria, and Springfield

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago, Springfield, and Peoria. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Illinois

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Sanford Brown College
Collinsville, Hillside, Skokie, Tinley Park

Students attend the school to gain practical skills directly useful in their chosen fields. Multiple campuses around St. Louis plus one in Milwaukee.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant Specialist, Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Everest College
Burr Ridge, Chicago, Merrionette Park, North Aurora, Skokie

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting, Medical Assisting Program, Medical Assisting - Associate Degree
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Vatterott College
Quincy

Offers diploma and degree programs in health care, business, computer science, and technical fields. Located in several campus locations across the Midwest

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant Specialist, Medical Assistant Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Rasmussen College
Aurora, Rockford, Romeoville

Offers career training and degree programs in allied health, business, justice studies, nursing, education, and technology. Located at 13 campuses across the U.S.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Northwestern College
Bridgeview, Chicago, Naperville

Offers Associate's degree programs in health care, information technology, business, and legal studies. Located on 3 campuses in the Chicago area

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Illinois School of Health Careers
Chicago

Offers career training in health care fields. Located at two campuses in Chicago, Illinois

  • Programs: Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Lincoln College of Technology
Melrose Park

Lincoln College of Technology (LCT) has 37 campuses in 17 different states, with online programs as well, in a variety of different fields.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework

First Institute
Crystal Lake

Offers career training in healthcare-related fields. Located in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Coyne College
Chicago

Do you realize that Coyne College in Chicago can train you for a better career? Programs offered include Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Medical Assisting, Electronic Systems Technician, and more.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Illinois

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More Illinois Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburgAssociate2,693
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Harper CollegePalatineAssociate15,156
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail CollegeRobinsonAssociate1,445
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakeeAssociate3,591
Midstate CollegePeoriaBachelor641
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsAssociate15,859
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
South Suburban CollegeSouth HollandAssociate6,260
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBellevilleAssociate13,713
The College of Office TechnologyChicagoAssociate368
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Danville120$23,4901.6
Peoria680$28,8201.1
Springfield350$30,3201
Champaign290$27,7500.9
Decatur120$28,3600.8
Bloomington180$27,7700.8
Chicago10,290$31,0000.7
Rockford260$28,7800.5
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