Emergency Management Program Rankings
87 programs at 80 schools across 34 states, scored on graduation rate, tuition, delivery and selectivity. Every ranking links the school's own program page so you can check it. See the methodology for the model.
By Degree Level
Best Bachelor's Degrees In Emergency Management
All 87 ranked programs nationally, with full profiles for the top 10. UCF leads at 84.4.
Best Master's In Emergency Management Programs
32 ranked programs with written profiles for the top 23, scored differently to the bachelor's because the federal graduation and tuition figures describe undergraduates.
By Format And Subject
By State
Four states hold at least five programs, which is the point where a state ranking is worth reading rather than being a list of whatever happens to be nearby. Programs in the other 21 states appear in the national ranking.
Emergency Management Programs In Florida
UCF leads 9 ranked programs. Tuition opens at $4,478. Median pay in the state is $99,020.
Emergency Management Programs In New York
A $92,570 median, and 7 ranked programs to reach it. University at Albany scores highest; the cheapest asks $7,070.
Emergency Management Programs In Texas
7 programs scored, the least expensive $4,495 a year. West Texas A & M University takes the top place, in a state paying $93,570.
Emergency Management Programs In Pennsylvania
Penn College leads 5 ranked programs. Tuition opens at $7,716. Median pay in the state is $81,550.
Emergency Management Programs In Georgia
A $83,200 median, and 4 ranked programs to reach it. Georgia Military College scores highest; the cheapest asks $4,176.
Emergency Management Programs In South Carolina
4 programs scored, the least expensive $11,630 a year. Voorhees University takes the top place, in a state paying $93,680.
Emergency Management Programs In Alabama
Columbia Southern University leads 3 ranked programs. Tuition opens at $5,944.
Emergency Management Programs In Missouri
A $75,660 median, and 3 ranked programs to reach it. Drury scores highest; the cheapest asks $6,713.
Emergency Management Programs In Tennessee
3 programs scored, the least expensive $9,640 a year. Lee University takes the top place, in a state paying $81,800.
Emergency Management Programs In Ohio
University of Akron leads 3 ranked programs. Tuition opens at $10,735. Median pay in the state is $94,690.
Emergency Management Programs In New Hampshire
A $77,420 median, and 3 ranked programs to reach it. University of New Hampshire scores highest; the cheapest asks $15,150.
Emergency Management Programs In North Carolina
3 programs scored, the least expensive $1,000 a year. Elizabeth City State takes the top place, in a state paying $93,840.
Emergency Management Programs In Iowa
Upper Iowa University leads 3 ranked programs. Tuition opens at $18,450. Median pay in the state is $73,700.
Before You Compare
Two things shape every ranking on this site. Emergency management has a programmatic accreditor only in the thinnest sense, so accreditation is not a scoring factor, and any school implying it holds the equivalent of CCNE or ABET is worth a second look. And the occupation is small: BLS counts 13,500 emergency management directors nationally at a median of $93,330, so where you study matters less than whether you finish and what you pay to do it.