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Medical billing & coding programs in Maryland

Maryland has 10 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Maryland, expect to start around $35,400–$44,210 and reach a median of $54,220 with experience; the top quarter earn $65,770 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Maryland). Graduates of these Maryland programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $24,433 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in Maryland

$35,400starting (10th percentile)
$44,210early career (25th)
$54,220median, all experience
$65,770experienced (75th)
$82,090top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,440 employed in Maryland. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in Maryland, ranked by what their graduates earned

10campuses in Maryland
187credentials awarded / yr
$24,433median earnings, yr 1 (Maryland)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: ArnoldBaltimoreCumberlandHagerstownLa PlataLandoverLargoRockville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Fortis College-Landover Landover for-profit 22 $27,899 $10,678 47% not reported
All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore for-profit 14 $20,967 $10,529 60% $22,026
Montgomery College Rockville Public 56 not reported not reported 32% not reported
Prince George's Community College Largo Public 43 not reported not reported 18% not reported
College of Southern Maryland La Plata Public 17 not reported not reported 33% not reported
Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown Public 13 not reported $11,751 39% not reported
Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland Public 12 not reported not reported 40% not reported
Anne Arundel Community College Arnold Public 6 not reported not reported 31% not reported
Baltimore City Community College Baltimore Public 2 not reported not reported 17% not reported
Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore Public 2 not reported not reported 19% 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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