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Medical billing & coding programs in Tennessee
Tennessee has 15 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Tennessee, expect to start around $37,320–$40,840 and reach a median of $48,780 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,930 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $24,411 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,440 employed in Tennessee. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ChattanoogaCrumpDyersburgGallatinHarrimanJacksonKnoxvilleMemphisMorristownNashvilleNewbernParis
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Public | 35 | $33,756 | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public | 7 | $33,163 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public | 5 | $28,465 | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | for-profit | 69 | $20,357 | $20,000 | not reported | $29,203 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | Public | 10 | $19,639 | not reported | 75% | $16,418 |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | Public | 44 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | Public | 26 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | Chattanooga | for-profit | 22 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $19,323 |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | Crump | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $9,355 |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 69% | $14,677 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $14,864 |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | Memphis | for-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | 80% | 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.