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Medical billing & coding programs in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 10 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Massachusetts, expect to start around $43,960–$48,170 and reach a median of $60,350 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,700 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Massachusetts). Graduates of these Massachusetts programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,139 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in Massachusetts

$43,960starting (10th percentile)
$48,170early career (25th)
$60,350median, all experience
$74,700experienced (75th)
$81,620top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,500 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned

10campuses in Massachusetts
96credentials awarded / yr
$33,139median earnings, yr 1 (Massachusetts)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BostonDanversHaverhillHolyokePittsfieldSpringfieldWellesley HillsWest Barnstable

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Fisher College Boston non-profit 17 $51,111 $17,017 not reported not reported
Bunker Hill Community College Boston Public 6 $37,158 not reported 13% not reported
Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Public 26 $33,139 not reported 32% not reported
Northern Essex Community College Haverhill Public 4 $32,951 not reported 21% not reported
Holyoke Community College Holyoke Public 14 $30,323 not reported 29% not reported
North Shore Community College Danvers Public 11 not reported not reported 18% not reported
Berkshire Community College Pittsfield Public 6 not reported not reported 20% not reported
Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills Public 6 not reported not reported 17% not reported
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Boston non-profit 3 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable Public 3 not reported not reported 22% 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.

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