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Medical billing & coding programs in Alabama
Alabama has 9 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Alabama, expect to start around $30,250–$36,160 and reach a median of $43,810 with experience; the top quarter earn $52,040 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Alabama). Graduates of these Alabama programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $27,690 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in Alabama
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,330 employed in Alabama. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in Alabama, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BirminghamEnterpriseGadsdenHancevilleMobileOrange BeachTuscaloosa
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | Public | 58 | $34,337 | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Columbia Southern University | Orange Beach | for-profit | 33 | $29,524 | $15,886 | not reported | not reported |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | Birmingham | non-profit | 19 | $27,775 | $18,240 | not reported | not reported |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus | Mobile | non-profit | 13 | $22,379 | $9,500 | 42% | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham | Birmingham | for-profit | 11 | $21,744 | $13,000 | 34% | not reported |
| Shelton State Community College | Tuscaloosa | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Bishop State Community College | Mobile | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Gadsden State Community College | Gadsden | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Enterprise State Community College | Enterprise | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 42% | 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.