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Murray, Kentucky has 5 accredited schools offering medical billing and coding programs, with tuition ranging from $4,728 to $31,203 per year for indexed programs. Murray has a population of about 17,888. Median household income is $40,348 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 37.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Kentucky, the top-earning medical billing and coding-related role is Health Information Technologist at a median $49,330 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer medical billing and coding programs near Murray, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Murray city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Murray. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Kentucky schools on the Kentucky medical billing and coding page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (Kentucky, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Medical Records Specialist | $48,410 |
| Health Information Technologist | $49,330 |
| Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant | $38,750 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,888 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $40,348 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 37.0% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering medical billing and coding programs near Murray. The closest is Murray State University in Murray, KY (0.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Austin Peay State University (53.9 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying medical billing and coding-related roles in Kentucky are: Health Information Technologist ($49,330), Medical Records Specialist ($48,410), Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($38,750). Wages for Murray workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Paducah, KY is 36.2 miles from Murray and has its own set of local medical billing and coding programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Murray’s median household income of $40,348 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Murray while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kentucky public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Murray:
Data verified: August 25, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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