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Medical billing & coding programs in Arizona
Arizona has 23 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Arizona, expect to start around $36,530–$40,150 and reach a median of $47,630 with experience; the top quarter earn $61,350 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arizona). Graduates of these Arizona programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $26,496 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,750 employed in Arizona. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in Arizona, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ChandlerGlendaleHolbrookKingmanMesaPhoenixSierra VistaSomertonTempeThatcherTucson
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Community College | Tucson | Public | 76 | $32,009 | $9,125 | 28% | not reported |
| GateWay Community College-Central City | Phoenix | Public | 27 | $31,366 | not reported | 55% | $17,257 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public | 26 | $30,473 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Brookline College-Tempe | Tempe | for-profit | 9 | $28,008 | $9,500 | 40% | $26,076 |
| Brookline College-Phoenix | Phoenix | for-profit | 7 | $28,008 | $9,500 | not reported | $33,570 |
| Brookline College-Tucson | Tucson | for-profit | 7 | $28,008 | $9,500 | not reported | $28,723 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona | Phoenix | for-profit | 1,128 | $27,290 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Carrington College-Phoenix North | Phoenix | for-profit | 22 | $26,496 | $9,431 | 62% | not reported |
| Carrington College-Tucson | Tucson | for-profit | 20 | $26,496 | $9,431 | 66% | $38,722 |
| Carrington College-Mesa | Mesa | for-profit | 14 | $26,496 | $9,431 | 54% | $52,531 |
| Pima Medical Institute-East Valley | Mesa | for-profit | 8 | $25,984 | $8,707 | 76% | $25,654 |
| UEI College-Phoenix | Phoenix | for-profit | 90 | $24,645 | $9,500 | 57% | $38,243 |
| UEI College-Mesa | Mesa | for-profit | 29 | $24,645 | $9,500 | 50% | $40,445 |
| Arizona College-Mesa | Mesa | for-profit | 30 | $24,417 | $9,500 | 88% | $34,818 |
| Arizona College-Glendale | Glendale | for-profit | 21 | $24,417 | $9,500 | 85% | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix | Phoenix | for-profit | 9 | $21,718 | $8,110 | 65% | $27,348 |
| Bryan University | Tempe | for-profit | 307 | $21,200 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Northland Pioneer College | Holbrook | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Regional Center for Border Health | Somerton | non-profit | 5 | not reported | not reported | 87% | not reported |
| Cochise County Community College District | Sierra Vista | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| American InterContinental University System | Chandler | for-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.