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Medical billing & coding programs in North Dakota
North Dakota has 3 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in North Dakota, expect to start around $39,580–$40,330 and reach a median of $46,280 with experience; the top quarter earn $60,860 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Dakota). Graduates of these North Dakota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,134 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in North Dakota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 520 employed in North Dakota. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in North Dakota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BottineauFargoWahpeton
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota | Fargo | for-profit | 12 | $28,134 | $10,018 | not reported | not reported |
| North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| Dakota College at Bottineau | Bottineau | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 48% | 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.