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Illinois Medical Transcription Schools and Training Programs

Career Information for Medical Transcriptionists in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Medical Transcriptionists in Illinois

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

Salaries for Medical Transcriptionists in Illinois

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

Schools for Medical Transcriptionists in Illinois are listed below.

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

Selected Online Schools for Medical Transcriptionists in Illinois

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Medical Transcription
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

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

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

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

More Illinois Medical Transcription Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Black Hawk CollegeMolineAssociate6,311
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Harper CollegePalatineAssociate15,156
Highland Community College FreeportFreeportAssociate2,049
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail CollegeRobinsonAssociate1,445
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central CollegeOlneyAssociate1,610
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietAssociate13,149
Kaskaskia CollegeCentraliaAssociate5,041
Kishwaukee CollegeMaltaAssociate4,466
Lake Land CollegeMattoonAssociate7,177
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyAssociate7,875
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,655
MacCormac CollegeChicagoAssociate171
Midstate CollegePeoriaBachelor641
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsAssociate15,859
Oakton Community CollegeDes PlainesAssociate10,805
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
Rend Lake CollegeInaAssociate4,821
Richland Community CollegeDecaturAssociate3,274
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordAssociate7,923
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinAssociate2,176
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBellevilleAssociate13,713
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Transcriptionists

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 Transcriptionists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Transcriptionists 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

   
Champaign90$35,9101.8
Kankakee30$33,3901.6
Springfield90$35,1501.6
Peoria120$36,6201.2
Rockford80$32,2500.9
Chicago2,080$35,2000.9
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