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Medical billing & coding programs in Utah

Utah has 6 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Utah, expect to start around $35,720–$42,040 and reach a median of $52,870 with experience; the top quarter earn $65,360 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Utah). Graduates of these Utah programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,055 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in Utah

$35,720starting (10th percentile)
$42,040early career (25th)
$52,870median, all experience
$65,360experienced (75th)
$82,640top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,910 employed in Utah. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in Utah, ranked by what their graduates earned

6campuses in Utah
191credentials awarded / yr
$25,055median earnings, yr 1 (Utah)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: KaysvilleLehiOgdenSalt Lake City

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden Public 27 $25,055 not reported 53% $5,969
Davis Technical College Kaysville Public 14 $20,919 not reported 57% $14,436
Ensign College Salt Lake City non-profit 95 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Weber State University Ogden Public 24 not reported $14,625 not reported not reported
Mountainland Technical College Lehi Public 19 not reported not reported 84% not reported
Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City Public 12 not reported not reported 29% 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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