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Medical billing & coding programs in Connecticut
Connecticut has 5 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Connecticut, expect to start around $40,490–$48,750 and reach a median of $60,940 with experience; the top quarter earn $76,160 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $29,563 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in Connecticut
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,120 employed in Connecticut. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: East HartfordHartfordNew BritainStratfordWest Hartford
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin University | East Hartford | non-profit | 15 | $32,294 | $18,637 | not reported | not reported |
| American Institute-West Hartford | West Hartford | for-profit | 32 | $26,832 | $12,242 | 56% | $24,536 |
| Connecticut State Community College | Hartford | Public | 33 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Charter Oak State College | New Britain | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| American Institute of Healthcare & Technology | Stratford | for-profit | 4 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $39,163 |
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.