2022 Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 467 crisis/emergency/disaster management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 169 crisis/emergency/disaster management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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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The crisis/emergency/disaster management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to 153 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Skysong Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Report

#2

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Report

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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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