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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
205 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,447 people earned their degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management, making the major the 301st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 345 crisis/emergency/disaster management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 205 crisis/emergency/disaster management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in crisis/emergency/disaster management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great crisis/emergency/disaster management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the crisis/emergency/disaster management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management in the Plains States Region

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University also made our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for plains states region bachelor’s degree crisis/emergency/disaster management students.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University is $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree crisis/emergency/disaster management students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #3 spot on the list. Waldorf is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to qualified students.

Waldorf did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $20,036 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management students per year to attend Waldorf University.

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#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 18 bachelors’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $13,677 for plains states region bachelor’s degree crisis/emergency/disaster management students.

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#5

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for plains states region bachelor’s degree crisis/emergency/disaster management students.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

Capella University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree crisis/emergency/disaster management students list, Capella University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Capella University is $17,619 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management students.

Full Capella University Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha is $14,040 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management students.

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#8 in overall quality

Northwest Missouri State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Missouri State University is $12,354 for plains states region bachelor’s degree crisis/emergency/disaster management students.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Saint Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree crisis/emergency/disaster management students list, SLU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SLU is $28,188 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full SLU Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Report

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is $13,233 for plains states region bachelor’s degree crisis/emergency/disaster management students.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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