2023 Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,709 people earned their degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent crisis/emergency/disaster management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the crisis/emergency/disaster management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 “Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying crisis/emergency/disaster management.
Top 21 Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
Georgetown also made our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Georgetown supports 19,371 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to qualified students.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 13,904 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, 6 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,465. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s. ECPI University is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ECPI University also took the #15 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 14,353 students enrolled at ECPI University, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,344. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full ECPI University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 52 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 9,238 students enrolled at Jacksonville State University, 371 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,159. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Jacksonville State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #5 spot on the list. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 94 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, American Public University System supports 50,047 students, and 18,040 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15,422 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,793. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Saint Leo University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 15 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Leo University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 9,832 students enrolled at Saint Leo University, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,916. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full St. Leo University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Central Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s list. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to qualified students.
UCF also made our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 2,263 of the 71,881 students enrolled at UCF were GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,995. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 12 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 665 of the 6,813 students enrolled at UAF were GI Bill® students, of which 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,685. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Alaska Fairbanks]](/colleges/university-of-alaska-fairbanks/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #9, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 33 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
Millersville also made our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13.Among the 7,456 students enrolled at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 191 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,546. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Millersville University of Pennsylvania offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 47 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,079 of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
Nova Southeastern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s ranking. NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NUS Florida also took the #8 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 522 of the 20,888 students enrolled at NUS Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 335 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,213. In addition to receiving other benefits, 70 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of North Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNT offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of North Texas Veteran Student Life Report
John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 24 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
John Jay also took the #6 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 15,766 students enrolled at John Jay were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $952. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at John Jay College of Criminal Justice]](/colleges/cuny-john-jay-college-of-criminal-justice/student-life/veterans/)
Columbia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 174 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia Southern University also made our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21.Our most recent data shows that 4,284 of the 18,533 students enrolled at Columbia Southern University were GI Bill® students, of which 3,084 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,251. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia Southern University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia Southern University]](/colleges/columbia-southern-university/student-life/veterans/)
New England College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s ranking. NEC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NEC, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 4,483 students enrolled at NEC, 98 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,975. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NEC]](/colleges/new-england-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 32,441 students enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 871 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-pan-american/student-life/veterans/)
Capella University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 30 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
Capella University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Capella University supports 38,930 students, and 2,589 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Capella University Veteran Student Life Report
Arkansas Tech University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s ranking. Arkansas Tech University is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ATU also took the #22 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 10,829 students enrolled at ATU were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,775. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Arkansas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report
Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 7 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying crisis/emergency/disaster management list, Tulane has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,227. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Tulane University of Louisiana Veteran Student Life Report
Adelphi University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s ranking. Adelphi University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Garden City, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying crisis/emergency/disaster management list, Adelphi has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 7,584 students enrolled at Adelphi University, 99 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,421. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Adelphi]](/colleges/adelphi-university/student-life/veterans/)
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