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Medical billing & coding programs in Illinois
Illinois has 31 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Illinois, expect to start around $38,890–$46,290 and reach a median of $56,440 with experience; the top quarter earn $64,360 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Illinois). Graduates of these Illinois programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,134 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in Illinois
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,740 employed in Illinois. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in Illinois, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BellevilleCantonCentraliaChicagoCrystal LakeDanvilleDes PlainesEast PeoriaFreeportGlen EllynGodfreyGrayslakeInaJolietKankakeeLisleMaltaMattoonMolineOak LawnOlneyPalos HillsQuincyRockfordSpringfieldSugar GroveUllin
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern College | Oak Lawn | for-profit | 6 | $33,251 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Lisle | for-profit | 3,782 | $32,946 | $14,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | Public | 23 | $30,099 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Public | 47 | $29,977 | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Rockford | for-profit | 64 | $28,134 | $10,018 | 43% | not reported |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | for-profit | 42 | $26,589 | $9,500 | 69% | $33,634 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford | for-profit | 9 | $26,194 | $13,438 | 66% | not reported |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | Public | 33 | $24,872 | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public | 36 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public | 25 | not reported | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Spoon River College | Canton | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 60% | not reported |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Olney Central College | Olney | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Taylor Business Institute | Chicago | for-profit | 5 | not reported | not reported | 59% | not reported |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Quincy | non-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 49% | 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.