Cancer Data Management
Learn how to collect and study important cancer data to help improve research and treatment. This program offers flexible classes, respected credentials, and a career that’s in high demand, so you can make a real difference. You'll have the opportunity for remote work where you’ll use electronic health records (EHRs) to abstract and report oncology data
Program at a Glance
Career Paths and Workplaces
- Hospitals
- Free-standing state or national cancer registries
- State or national cancer organizations
- Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR)
- Oncology Data Specialist (ODS)
Earning Potential
Cancer Registrar/Abstractor: $57,000 per year
Mid-Level Manager: $68,000 per year
Manager/Director: $81,000 per year
Source: ncra-usa.org, Southwest USA region, 2022.
Locations
DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
Cancer Data Management Specialty, AAS
This degree is also offered online.
Cancer Data Management Specialty, Advanced Technical Certificate
This certificate is also offered online.
Why Choose Cancer Data Management?
Cancer Data Management is an exciting career path that offers a flexible learning and work environment and a competitive salary. With our flat rate tuition, completing the required 33 or 60 credit hours can be surprisingly affordable.
Want to learn more? Join us for a virtual information session and get a firsthand look at our online Cancer Data Management program. You’ll hear directly from instructors, learn exactly what to expect in the program, and have the chance to ask any questions you may have.
We hope to see you there!
San Jacinto College’s CDM program produces graduates who are skilled, confident, and ready to contribute. At Memorial Hermann, we’ve hired many of their students because they impressed us during practicums and came prepared with a solid foundation. Programs like this are vital—they offer a great career path without the time and cost of a four-year degree.
Accredited by NCRA
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From engineer to cancer data management
Today, Roland wakes up excited to work. Not only does he learn something new each day, but he’s helping cancer researchers take one step closer to a cure. When the door closed on engineering, Roland says God clearly opened a new one.
