Online Schools Offering Medical Transcription Degrees

One of the 8 programs listed here can prepare you for a career as a medical transcriptionist, important administrative support workers in the healthcare world. The 5 schools listed here have an average yearly tuition of $15,179; costs range from $10,629 to $20,736 a year. Student reviewers reported an average career helpfulness rating of 75 percent for these schools, with recommendation rates ranging from 41 percent to 87 percent.

Medical transcription programs are available at the certificate and associate level. Certificates usually take between a few months and one year to finish. Students take courses in medical transcription, medical correspondence, medical terminology, and legal aspects of medical work. Graduates can use the latest software systems to translate audio recordings of medical information into written documents. The associate degree typically includes a greater number of courses in medical information technology, such as medical records management and medical information security. Graduates of these programs can become medical records and health information technicians.