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Medical billing & coding programs in Ohio

Ohio has 37 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Ohio, expect to start around $38,060–$45,500 and reach a median of $50,990 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,510 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $26,219 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in Ohio

$38,060starting (10th percentile)
$45,500early career (25th)
$50,990median, all experience
$63,510experienced (75th)
$79,290top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,440 employed in Ohio. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned

37campuses in Ohio
1,401credentials awarded / yr
$26,219median earnings, yr 1 (Ohio)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AkronArchboldBataviaBrecksvilleCantonCincinnatiClevelandCleveland HeightsColumbusDaytonEastlakeElyriaFremontKirtlandLimaMariettaMarionMaumeeMiddleburg HeightsMonroeNelsonvilleNew PhiladelphiaNewarkNorth CantonPerrysburgRio GrandeSalemSt ClairsvilleSteubenvilleSylvaniaToledoZanesville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland Public 32 $37,583 not reported 31% not reported
Sinclair Community College Dayton Public 93 $36,355 $17,458 not reported not reported
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati Public 19 $34,804 $23,240 not reported not reported
Stark State College North Canton Public 42 $32,143 not reported 23% not reported
Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville Public 386 $29,839 not reported not reported not reported
University of Northwestern Ohio Lima non-profit 6 $29,217 $21,922 not reported not reported
Herzing University-Akron Akron non-profit 8 $27,775 $18,240 not reported not reported
Owens Community College Perrysburg Public 22 $26,245 $19,434 35% not reported
Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee for-profit 24 $26,194 $13,438 55% not reported
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville Brecksville for-profit 5 $26,194 $13,438 59% not reported
ATA College-Cincinnati Cincinnati for-profit 1 $26,123 $17,083 not reported not reported
Ross College-Sylvania Sylvania for-profit 250 $24,925 $7,464 53% $27,830
Terra State Community College Fremont Public 9 $22,831 not reported 39% not reported
Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Marietta Public 4 $18,159 not reported 79% not reported
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia Public 136 not reported $15,000 not reported not reported
Lorain County Community College Elyria Public 127 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Columbus State Community College Columbus Public 42 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Lakeland Community College Kirtland Public 22 not reported not reported 24% not reported
Lakewood University Cleveland Heights non-profit 21 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Marion Technical College Marion Public 20 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark Public 18 not reported not reported 79% not reported
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe Public 16 not reported not reported 76% not reported
James A. Rhodes State College Lima Public 16 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Zane State College Zanesville Public 13 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Washington State Community College Marietta Public 12 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia Public 9 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Mercy College of Ohio Toledo non-profit 9 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education Canton Public 6 not reported not reported 83% $30,044
Northern Career Institute Eastlake Public 6 not reported not reported 77% not reported
Hocking College Nelsonville Public 5 not reported not reported 37% not reported
Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights Public 5 not reported not reported 77% $17,171
Davis College Toledo for-profit 4 not reported not reported not reported not reported
University of Rio Grande Rio Grande non-profit 4 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Belmont College St Clairsville Public 3 not reported not reported 43% not reported
Central Ohio Technical College Newark Public 3 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Kent State University at Salem Salem Public 2 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Northwest State Community College Archbold Public 1 not reported not reported 46% 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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