2025 Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools in Alabama

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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alabama 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 248 degrees in crisis/emergency/disaster management annually.

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Pick Your Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management in Alabama

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 Alabama Schools in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

1

Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

147 Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Degrees Awarded

Columbia Southern University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management from Columbia Southern University

2

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

99 Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Degrees Awarded

10.1% Growth in Graduates

Jacksonville State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management from Jacksonville State University

Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	165
North Carolina	710	64
Georgia	690	1
Virginia	630	4
Tennessee	624	38
South Carolina	530	31
Louisiana	489	7
Arkansas	466	63
West Virginia	410	302

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Rankings in Majors Related to Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security	69
Other Homeland Security	2

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.