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Medical billing & coding programs in New York

New York has 25 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in New York, expect to start around $40,730–$49,010 and reach a median of $61,720 with experience; the top quarter earn $79,120 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,302 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in New York

$40,730starting (10th percentile)
$49,010early career (25th)
$61,720median, all experience
$79,120experienced (75th)
$101,940top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,080 employed in New York. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned

25campuses in New York
1,198credentials awarded / yr
$30,302median earnings, yr 1 (New York)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AlfredBinghamtonBuffaloForest HillsGarden CityHempsteadHerkimerJamestownLevittownLiverpoolNew YorkOrchard ParkRego ParkSchenectadySeldenSyracuseUticaValhallaWhite Plains

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Nassau Community College Garden City Public 34 $39,253 not reported 23% not reported
Berkeley College-New York New York for-profit 16 $34,959 $24,250 not reported not reported
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred Public 19 $33,490 $20,000 not reported not reported
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences New York for-profit 35 $33,024 $12,403 57% not reported
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York Public 13 $32,524 not reported 25% not reported
Plaza College Forest Hills for-profit 19 $30,714 $19,458 not reported not reported
Erie Community College Buffalo Public 5 $30,344 not reported 28% not reported
Hunter Business School Levittown for-profit 50 $30,302 $5,813 85% $31,495
DeVry College of New York New York for-profit 75 $27,875 $14,750 not reported not reported
Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park non-profit 625 $26,969 $12,711 not reported not reported
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool non-profit 12 $26,969 $23,150 not reported not reported
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo non-profit 5 $26,969 $23,150 not reported not reported
Jamestown Community College Jamestown Public 10 $26,602 not reported 40% not reported
Metropolitan Learning Institute Rego Park non-profit 87 $19,504 not reported 99% $19,399
The College of Westchester White Plains for-profit 35 not reported $25,250 not reported not reported
SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla Public 32 not reported not reported 25% not reported
Access Careers Hempstead for-profit 25 not reported not reported 90% not reported
Austin Medical Assistant Training Forest Hills for-profit 20 not reported not reported 100% $28,791
Suffolk County Community College Selden Public 18 not reported not reported 29% not reported
Herkimer County Community College Herkimer Public 17 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Schenectady County Community College Schenectady Public 15 not reported not reported 32% not reported
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica Public 9 not reported not reported 38% not reported
Onondaga Community College Syracuse Public 9 not reported not reported 27% not reported
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York Public 8 not reported not reported not reported not reported
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton Public 5 not reported not reported 23% 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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