Crisis Emergency Disaster Management

A program focusing on the application of the incident command system model to formulating and implementing effective response to natural and man-made disasters. Includes instruction in contingency planning, hazard and risk assessment, joint operations, law and ethics, emergency response and recovery, event mitigation, emergency rescue and medical operations, incident command, terrorism and national security issues, law enforcement, relief administration, volunteer and citizen coordination, public relations and applications to specific types of incidents.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 143 institutions across the United States, with a total of 7980 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

213

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

119

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,236

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

156

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

808

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

5,388

awards given

Top Schools for Crisis Emergency Disaster Management

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	948
2	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	651
3	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	405
4	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL	319
5	Florida International University Miami, FL	306
6	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	264
7	Waldorf University Forest City, IA	216
8	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	210
9	Post University Waterbury, CT	198
10	Bethel University McKenzie, TN	195
11	Georgetown University Washington, DC	189
12	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	183
13	University of North Texas Denton, TX	168
14	Union Institute & University Cincinnati, OH	150
15	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	147
16	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	144
17	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	141
18	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	123
19	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	111
20	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	102
21	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	93
22	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	90
23	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	84
24	Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR	78
25	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	75
26	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	75
27	Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC	74
28	Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC	68
29	Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	63
30	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	60
31	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	60
32	Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC	54
33	University at Albany Albany, NY	54
34	Metropolitan College of New York New York, NY	54
35	Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ	52
36	McDowell Technical Community College Marion, NC	52
37	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	51
38	St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL	51
39	Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK	48
40	New England College Henniker, NH	48
41	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY	45
42	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO	45
43	Lander University Greenwood, SC	44
44	Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL	42
45	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	40
46	Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO	39
47	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	36
48	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	36
49	Pierce College District Lakewood, WA	35
50	Clemson University Clemson, SC	33
51	Barry University Miami, FL	33
52	Montgomery College Rockville, MD	30
53	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	30
54	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	30
55	Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC	29
56	Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC	28
57	Portland State University Portland, OR	27
58	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	27
59	Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC	27
60	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL	27
61	University of Georgia Athens, GA	27
62	Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC	24
63	Columbia College Columbia, SC	24
64	Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV	24
65	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	24
66	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	24
67	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	21
68	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	21
69	Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA	21
70	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	21
71	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	21
72	University of Delaware Newark, DE	21
73	Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC	20
74	Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI	20
75	Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO	18
76	Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO	18
77	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	18
78	Everglades University Boca Raton, FL	18
79	Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH	18
80	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	16
81	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	15
82	Olympic College Bremerton, WA	15
83	Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY	15
84	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	12
85	Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC	12
86	SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro, VT	12
87	Erie Community College Buffalo, NY	12
88	Lee University Cleveland, TN	12
89	Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA	12
90	Anna Maria College Paxton, MA	12
91	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	12
92	Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC	10
93	Nassau Community College Garden City, NY	9
94	Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA	9
95	Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ	9
96	University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE	9
97	Nash Community College Rocky Mount, NC	9
98	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR	9
99	Park University Parkville, MO	9
100	Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA	9