A degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #268 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 325 degrees in crisis/emergency/disaster management to qualified students.
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. We derive our Best Overall Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the crisis/emergency/disaster management degree levels they offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
Any student who is interested in crisis/emergency/disaster management needs 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 large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #163 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means John Jay is a great college overall.
There were about 39 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 want to pursue a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Adelphi is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 crisis/emergency/disaster management students who graduated with this degree at Adelphi in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Rowan University if you wish to pursue a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 41 crisis/emergency/disaster management students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in crisis/emergency/disaster management needs to look into SUNY Canton. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the remote town of Canton. This school ranks 126th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 11 crisis/emergency/disaster management students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Canton 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).
Your choice of crisis/emergency/disaster management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
