Career Training Path › Medical billing & coding programs › Minnesota
Medical billing & coding programs in Minnesota
Minnesota has 14 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Minnesota, expect to start around $48,120–$49,690 and reach a median of $61,530 with experience; the top quarter earn $70,070 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota). Graduates of these Minnesota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $34,472 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,150 employed in Minnesota. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlexandriaAnokaBemidjiFergus FallsGranite FallsHibbingRochesterRosemountSaint CloudSaint PaulSt. CloudSt. Louis ParkThief River FallsWillmar
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | Public | 41 | $40,015 | $19,395 | 29% | not reported |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka | Public | 51 | $38,779 | $14,750 | 67% | not reported |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public | 12 | $35,643 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota | St. Cloud | for-profit | 84 | $34,472 | $10,018 | not reported | not reported |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public | 9 | $34,413 | $18,882 | 47% | not reported |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | St. Louis Park | non-profit | 6 | $27,775 | $18,240 | not reported | not reported |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public | 16 | $27,555 | $22,399 | 50% | not reported |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public | 28 | $22,920 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | Public | 31 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 60% | not reported |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 52% | not reported |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 42% | 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.