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Medical billing & coding programs in New Jersey
New Jersey has 13 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in New Jersey, expect to start around $33,280–$35,640 and reach a median of $50,240 with experience; the top quarter earn $64,700 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $27,899 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,450 employed in New Jersey. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BlackwoodBranchburgCranfordJersey CityLawrencevilleMount LaurelNutleyParamusPiscatawayTurnersvilleUnionWayneWoodland Park
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | for-profit college | 12 | $29,551 | $23,218 | not reported | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Wayne | Wayne | for-profit career college | 8 | $27,899 | $10,678 | 72% | $29,662 |
| Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville | Lawrenceville | for-profit career college | 5 | $27,899 | $10,678 | 54% | $28,702 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus | Paramus | for-profit career college | 24 | $26,643 | $10,568 | 70% | $45,670 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County | Mount Laurel | Public community college | 30 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | Piscataway | for-profit career college | 23 | not reported | not reported | 88% | not reported |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public community college | 21 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Eastwick College-Nutley | Nutley | for-profit career college | 12 | not reported | $9,319 | 57% | not reported |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | Public community college | 9 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| ASI Career Institute | Turnersville | for-profit career college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 99% | $15,238 |
| Healthcare Training Institute | Union | for-profit career college | 5 | not reported | $7,075 | 100% | $17,989 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ | Cranford | Public community college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 35% | 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.