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Medical billing & coding programs in Texas
Texas has 58 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Texas, expect to start around $34,440–$39,470 and reach a median of $48,860 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,970 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $22,834 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 17,210 employed in Texas. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AmarilloArlingtonAustinBaytownBeaumontBrenhamBrownsvilleCarthageCorpus ChristiDallasEl PasoFort WorthHarlingenHoustonIrvingKilleenMcAllenMcKinneyMidlandParisPasadenaPharrPort ArthurSan AntonioTexas CityThe WoodlandsTylerVernonWacoWeslacoWharton
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLennan Community College | Waco | Public | 41 | $77,234 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Public | 5 | $41,088 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 94 | $35,821 | $9,375 | not reported | not reported |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Public | 5 | $33,052 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio | for-profit | 17 | $29,117 | $7,600 | 80% | $31,737 |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Public | 23 | $27,911 | $19,240 | not reported | not reported |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Public | 13 | $27,688 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas | Dallas | for-profit | 37 | $27,453 | $9,500 | 63% | $32,636 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | Austin | for-profit | 11 | $27,453 | $9,500 | 64% | $32,369 |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public | 23 | $24,619 | $17,917 | 46% | not reported |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Houston | for-profit | 158 | $22,834 | $9,500 | not reported | $33,383 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 40 | $22,834 | $9,500 | 64% | $33,271 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth | Fort Worth | for-profit | 35 | $22,834 | $9,500 | 70% | $32,819 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | Houston | for-profit | 34 | $22,834 | $9,500 | 69% | $33,792 |
| College of Health Care Professions | Houston | for-profit | 26 | $22,834 | $9,500 | 75% | $35,295 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 23 | $22,834 | $9,500 | 73% | $34,322 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus | McAllen | for-profit | 18 | $22,834 | $9,500 | 77% | $31,264 |
| Western Technical College | El Paso | for-profit | 32 | $21,631 | $12,560 | not reported | $30,284 |
| Florida Career College-Houston | Houston | for-profit | 62 | $21,041 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Fortis Institute | Houston | for-profit | 8 | $20,967 | $10,529 | 68% | $24,474 |
| Fortis College | Houston | for-profit | 2 | $20,967 | $10,529 | 64% | $34,445 |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso | for-profit | 32 | $20,953 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen | McAllen | for-profit | 27 | $20,357 | $20,000 | 78% | $25,381 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington | Arlington | for-profit | 2 | $20,357 | $20,000 | 84% | $27,427 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin | Austin | for-profit | 117 | $20,226 | $9,500 | 53% | $29,968 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 39 | $20,226 | $9,500 | 61% | $34,771 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | for-profit | 38 | $20,226 | $9,500 | 64% | $33,702 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 35 | $20,226 | $9,500 | 53% | $32,055 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen | Harlingen | for-profit | 33 | $20,226 | $9,500 | 60% | $28,757 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville | for-profit | 31 | $20,226 | $9,500 | 68% | $22,159 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Pharr | Pharr | for-profit | 17 | $20,226 | $9,500 | 61% | $27,432 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco | Waco | for-profit | 1 | $20,226 | $9,500 | 45% | $27,247 |
| Peloton College | Arlington | for-profit | 6 | $20,202 | $9,500 | 81% | $23,991 |
| Peloton College | Dallas | for-profit | 3 | $20,202 | $9,500 | 82% | $22,485 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | Weslaco | non-profit | 5 | $18,715 | $7,019 | 80% | $17,905 |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | Public | 81 | not reported | not reported | 12% | not reported |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public | 79 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Public | 51 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| CCI Training Center-Arlington | Arlington | for-profit | 49 | not reported | $7,560 | 74% | $13,758 |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute | Irving | for-profit | 40 | not reported | not reported | 96% | $13,655 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Public | 26 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dallas College | Dallas | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Midland College | Midland | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Blinn College District | Brenham | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 11% | not reported |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| South Texas Training Center | Pharr | for-profit | 10 | not reported | not reported | 88% | not reported |
| Panola College | Carthage | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lee College | Baytown | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Parker University | Dallas | non-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 32% | 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.