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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

$48,120starting (10th percentile)
$49,690early career (25th)
$61,530median, all experience
$70,070experienced (75th)
$83,020top earners (90th)

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

14campuses in Minnesota
322credentials awarded / yr
$34,472median earnings, yr 1 (Minnesota)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AlexandriaAnokaBemidjiFergus FallsGranite FallsHibbingRochesterRosemountSaint CloudSaint PaulSt. CloudSt. Louis ParkThief River FallsWillmar

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / 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.

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