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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
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
Cities: BeaverFairmontHuntingtonLoganMartinsburgMorgantownSouth CharlestonWheeling
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / 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.