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Pennsylvania Medical Transcription Schools and Training Programs

Career Information for Medical Transcriptionists in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Medical Transcriptionists in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lebanon, Johnstown, and Lancaster
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: York, Reading, and Williamsport
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg

Salaries for Medical Transcriptionists in Pennsylvania

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Reading, York, and Philadelphia. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Transcriptionists in Pennsylvania are listed below.

Selected Medical Transcription Schools in Pennsylvania

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Fortis College
Forty Fort, Scranton

Looking to prepare for your dream career? Fortis College can give you the skills and training you need to succeed in the fast-growing and high-demand healthcare field.

  • Programs: Medical Transcriptionist/ Insurance Billing Specialist
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Medical Transcriptionists in Pennsylvania

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Medical Transcription
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Medical Transcription
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Medical Transcriptionist
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Pennsylvania Medical Transcription Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bidwell Training CenterPittsburghAssociate187
Bucks County Community CollegeNewtownAssociate9,649
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburghAssociate18,525
Delaware County Community CollegeMediaAssociate10,816
Douglas Education CenterMonessenAssociate280
Erie Business CenterErieAssociate287
Laurel Technical InstituteSharonAssociate124
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksvilleAssociate7,184
Mercyhurst CollegeErieMasters4,253
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehemAssociate7,912
Penn CommercialWashingtonAssociate435
Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstownAssociate1,358
Reading Area Community CollegeReadingAssociate4,682
Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwoodAssociate6,239

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Transcriptionists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Pennsylvania. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Transcriptionists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Transcriptionists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

PENNSYLVANIA

   
Lebanon60$27,1502.6
Johnstown70$23,5102.4
Lancaster280$31,2302.1
Pittsburgh1,330$29,6602
Erie130$30,2601.9
Harrisburg310$30,6501.7
Altoona50$28,5101.6
Scranton220$29,3201.5
Allentown280$32,0701.4
Philadelphia1,340$32,4201.2
Williamsport30$25,6301.2
Reading90$33,4601
York70$32,8500.7
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