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Major · Health Professions

Disease Registry Data Management

A program that prepares individuals to find, interpret, and record demographic and medical information on individuals for healthcare agencies and disease registries. Includes instruction in anatomy, data management, disease registry organization and operations, epidemiology, ethics, fundamentals of disease coding and staging, medical terminology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, physiology, quality management, and statistics.

Schools offering
1
Annual completions
6
Typical degree level
Associate's
Median earnings (5yr)
$50k

About this major

A program that prepares individuals to find, interpret, and record demographic and medical information on individuals for healthcare agencies and disease registries. Includes instruction in anatomy, data management, disease registry organization and operations, epidemiology, ethics, fundamentals of disease coding and staging, medical terminology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, physiology, quality management, and statistics.

Examples of specialized tracks: Cancer Data Management.

Section 3 · Careers

Where this major leads

Occupations most often associated with this major, from the federal BLS+O*NET crosswalk. Job-growth projections and median wages are national.

Occupation Median wage Job growth Typical education
Medical and health services managers $118k +23.2% Bachelor's degree
Medical records specialists $50k +7.1% Postsecondary nondegree award
Health information technologists and medical registrars $67k +14.7% Associate's degree
Section 4 · Earnings

Earnings at a glance

Median graduate earnings from the federal College Scorecard, 5 and 10 years out.

Median 5-year earnings

$50k

Associate's vs Bachelor's — early-career earnings

Associate's

$41k

Bachelor's

$61k

Section 6 · Where to study

Top colleges for Disease Registry Data Management

Ranked by annual completions at the associate's or bachelor's level — a proxy for program scale.

College Location Assoc. Bach. Total
Andrew College Cuthbert, GA 6 0 6

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Section 9 · Frequently asked

Common questions

What can I do with a Disease Registry Data Management degree?
Graduates commonly pursue careers such as Medical and health services managers, Medical records specialists, Health information technologists and medical registrars.
Is a Disease Registry Data Management associate's enough, or do I need a bachelor's?
This major is typically offered only at the associate's level.
How many colleges offer Disease Registry Data Management?
1 colleges offered this major in the most recent IPEDS year, graduating about 6 students a year combined.