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Medical billing & coding programs in Kentucky

Kentucky has 7 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Kentucky, expect to start around $36,290–$40,570 and reach a median of $48,410 with experience; the top quarter earn $61,720 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky). Graduates of these Kentucky programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $27,002 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in Kentucky

$36,290starting (10th percentile)
$40,570early career (25th)
$48,410median, all experience
$61,720experienced (75th)
$74,520top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,210 employed in Kentucky. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in Kentucky, ranked by what their graduates earned

7campuses in Kentucky
140credentials awarded / yr
$27,002median earnings, yr 1 (Kentucky)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Bowling GreenCumberlandFlorenceLouisvilleNewport

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Sullivan University Louisville for-profit 28 $31,929 $14,434 not reported not reported
ATA College Louisville for-profit 10 $26,563 $17,083 46% not reported
Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville Public 55 not reported $10,383 36% not reported
Gateway Community and Technical College Florence Public 40 not reported not reported 59% not reported
Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training Newport non-profit 5 not reported not reported 27% $19,998
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland Public 1 not reported not reported 47% not reported
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green 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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