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Medical billing & coding programs in Missouri

Missouri has 11 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Missouri, expect to start around $38,880–$46,000 and reach a median of $50,750 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,150 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $26,355 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in Missouri

$38,880starting (10th percentile)
$46,000early career (25th)
$50,750median, all experience
$63,150experienced (75th)
$77,010top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,890 employed in Missouri. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned

11campuses in Missouri
200credentials awarded / yr
$26,355median earnings, yr 1 (Missouri)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BridgetonCottlevilleHillsboroKansas CityPoplar BluffSedaliaSpringfieldUnionWest Plains

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield Public 43 $28,358 $14,834 not reported not reported
Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri Springfield for-profit 11 $26,589 $9,500 81% $32,631
Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton Public 15 $26,122 not reported not reported not reported
Bryan University Springfield for-profit 10 $20,206 $22,042 not reported not reported
Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff Public 33 not reported not reported 33% not reported
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City Public 19 not reported not reported 34% not reported
Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains Public 17 not reported not reported 41% not reported
St Charles Community College Cottleville Public 17 not reported not reported 25% not reported
East Central College Union Public 14 not reported not reported 48% not reported
State Fair Community College Sedalia Public 12 not reported $18,927 44% not reported
Jefferson College Hillsboro Public 9 not reported not reported 38% 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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