If you plan on majoring in crisis/emergency/disaster management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #268 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for crisis/emergency/disaster management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 degrees in crisis/emergency/disaster management during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management School
Your choice of crisis/emergency/disaster management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Degree Level
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 the Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools in New York.
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Best Schools for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management in New York
The schools below may not offer all types of crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top New York Schools in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
Any student who is interested in crisis/emergency/disaster management has to check out John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #212 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means John Jay is a great college overall.
There were roughly 33 crisis/emergency/disaster management students who graduated with this degree at John Jay in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Adelphi University if you wish to pursue a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #554 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Adelphi is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 crisis/emergency/disaster management students who graduated with this degree at Adelphi in the most recent year we have data available.
Erie Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 116th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 6 crisis/emergency/disaster management students who graduated with this degree at Erie Community College in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management needs to check out SUNY Canton. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the remote town of Canton. This school ranks 139th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 15 crisis/emergency/disaster management students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Canton in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 118th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 3 crisis/emergency/disaster management students who graduated with this degree at OCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #981 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Nassau Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 4 crisis/emergency/disaster management students who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of crisis/emergency/disaster management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
