2022 Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 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 cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the crisis/emergency/disaster management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree crisis/emergency/disaster management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took 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 UT Rio Grande Valley Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 153 diplomas to qualified masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Full ASU - Skysong Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Report

#2

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management at University of North Texas

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management (Income $0-$30k)

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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