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Medical billing & coding programs in West Virginia

West Virginia has 11 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in West Virginia, expect to start around $31,610–$38,090 and reach a median of $47,360 with experience; the top quarter earn $59,950 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia). Graduates of these West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $24,351 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in West Virginia

$31,610starting (10th percentile)
$38,090early career (25th)
$47,360median, all experience
$59,950experienced (75th)
$75,000top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,260 employed in West Virginia. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned

11campuses in West Virginia
453credentials awarded / yr
$24,351median earnings, yr 1 (West Virginia)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BeaverFairmontHuntingtonLoganMartinsburgMorgantownSouth CharlestonWheeling

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Huntington Junior College Huntington non-profit 5 $26,424 not reported 25% not reported
West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling Public 22 $24,951 not reported 33% not reported
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown for-profit 33 $23,752 $8,125 not reported not reported
Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg for-profit 118 $19,801 $9,500 not reported $31,332
Martinsburg College Martinsburg for-profit 207 not reported not reported not reported $17,784
Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont Public 26 not reported not reported 42% not reported
Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington Public 16 not reported $8,550 19% not reported
New River Community and Technical College Beaver Public 10 not reported not reported 36% not reported
BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston Public 8 not reported not reported 34% not reported
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan Public 5 not reported not reported 29% not reported
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg Public 3 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.

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