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About 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.

For all the 2,406 degrees granted in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management per year, the majority of them are Bachelors degree. Of the 1,178 students graduating with degrees at the Bachelors degree level in the US, 26% percent identify as women and 74% percent identify as men. While students at schools all over the US study Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management, Arizona has the most graduates. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management is $41,340.

Popularity of Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

For Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management majors, some of the most in demand jobs include Managers, All Other, First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives and Emergency Management Directors. Not only that, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management graduates may find a top paying job, such as Managers, All Other or First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
1,178
Female Students
310 (26%)
Male Students
868 (73%)
White (731, 62%)
Hispanic or Latino (190, 16%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (93, 8%)
Black or African American (73, 6%)
Two or more races (45, 4%)
Asian (17, 1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (11, 1%)
U.S. Nonresident (11, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (7, 1%)

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