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Medical billing & coding programs in Georgia
Georgia has 32 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Georgia, expect to start around $36,260–$43,810 and reach a median of $51,550 with experience; the top quarter earn $64,840 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $27,775 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,930 employed in Georgia. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaAugustaClarkesvilleClarkstonColumbusDecaturGainesvilleGriffinLawrencevilleLilburnMaconMariettaRomeSandersvilleSavannahStatesboroStone MountainThomasvilleValdostaVidaliaWacoWarner RobinsWaycrossWest Point
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public | 16 | $38,481 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | 107 | $35,673 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| DeVry University-Georgia | Decatur | for-profit | 2 | $32,946 | $30,604 | not reported | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 16 | $32,854 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 80 | $30,380 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | 22 | $30,284 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 47 | $29,445 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 52 | $28,169 | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Herzing University-Atlanta | Atlanta | non-profit | 26 | $27,775 | $18,240 | not reported | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 9 | $27,603 | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | 16 | $26,482 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus | Marietta | for-profit | 29 | $25,248 | $12,183 | 31% | $37,328 |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 14 | $23,372 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Augusta | Augusta | for-profit | 50 | $23,109 | $20,000 | 59% | $29,003 |
| United Education Institute-Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain | for-profit | 8 | $21,820 | $9,500 | 56% | $38,109 |
| Miller-Motte College-Columbus | Columbus | for-profit | 19 | $20,357 | $20,000 | 13% | $27,114 |
| Miller-Motte College-Macon | Macon | for-profit | 5 | $20,357 | $20,000 | 13% | $27,246 |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 82 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 42 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 39 | not reported | $5,788 | 42% | not reported |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 39 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 29 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Albany State University | Albany | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Point University | West Point | non-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 65% | not reported |
| Gwinnett College-Lilburn | Lilburn | for-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 61% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.