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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

$36,530starting (10th percentile)
$40,150early career (25th)
$47,630median, all experience
$61,350experienced (75th)
$75,430top earners (90th)

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

23campuses in Arizona
1,871credentials awarded / yr
$26,496median earnings, yr 1 (Arizona)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: ChandlerGlendaleHolbrookKingmanMesaPhoenixSierra VistaSomertonTempeThatcherTucson

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / 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.

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