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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

$33,280starting (10th percentile)
$35,640early career (25th)
$50,240median, all experience
$64,700experienced (75th)
$83,650top earners (90th)

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

13campuses in New Jersey
167credentials awarded / yr
$27,899median earnings, yr 1 (New Jersey)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BlackwoodBranchburgCranfordJersey CityLawrencevilleMount LaurelNutleyParamusPiscatawayTurnersvilleUnionWayneWoodland Park

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / 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.

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