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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
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
Cities: Bowling GreenCumberlandFlorenceLouisvilleNewport
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / 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.