2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
171
Degrees Awarded
$20,400
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s” ranking.
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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 518 crisis/emergency/disaster management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great crisis/emergency/disaster management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the crisis/emergency/disaster management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying crisis/emergency/disaster management.
Top 1 Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s crisis/emergency/disaster management degrees in 2020-2021.
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.Among the 32,441 students enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 871 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,560. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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