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Medical billing & coding programs in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 19 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Wisconsin, expect to start around $46,750–$49,510 and reach a median of $60,280 with experience; the top quarter earn $66,140 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Wisconsin). Graduates of these Wisconsin programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,134 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in Wisconsin

$46,750starting (10th percentile)
$49,510early career (25th)
$60,280median, all experience
$66,140experienced (75th)
$79,720top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,870 employed in Wisconsin. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in Wisconsin, ranked by what their graduates earned

19campuses in Wisconsin
459credentials awarded / yr
$28,134median earnings, yr 1 (Wisconsin)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AppletonBrookfieldClevelandEau ClaireFennimoreFond du LacGreen BayJanesvilleKenoshaLa CrosseMadisonMilwaukeePewaukeeRice LakeWausauWisconsin Rapids

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Madison Area Technical College Madison Public 30 $41,102 $16,500 not reported not reported
Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac Public 36 $38,792 $7,000 58% not reported
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore Public 43 $34,370 $7,592 66% not reported
Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids Public 21 $33,455 not reported 52% not reported
Western Technical College La Crosse Public 14 $31,876 $12,316 34% not reported
Northcentral Technical College Wausau Public 16 $30,525 $6,314 45% not reported
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay Public 39 $29,028 $19,596 51% not reported
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay for-profit 11 $28,134 $10,018 not reported not reported
Fox Valley Technical College Appleton Public 24 $27,785 $9,624 65% not reported
Herzing University-Madison Madison non-profit 80 $27,775 $18,240 not reported not reported
Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha non-profit 5 $27,775 $18,240 not reported not reported
Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield non-profit 4 $27,775 $18,240 not reported not reported
Northwood Technical College Rice Lake Public 41 $25,549 $8,000 56% not reported
Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland Public 13 $25,078 not reported 50% not reported
Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee Public 26 not reported not reported 44% not reported
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee Public 24 not reported $18,491 25% not reported
Gateway Technical College Kenosha Public 12 not reported $11,832 51% not reported
Blackhawk Technical College Janesville Public 10 not reported not reported 34% not reported
Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire Public 10 not reported not reported 50% 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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