2025 Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #221 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 71 bachelor's degrees in crisis/emergency/disaster management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on crisis/emergency/disaster management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other crisis/emergency/disaster management students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized crisis/emergency/disaster management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for crisis/emergency/disaster management students working on their bachelor's degree.

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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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for crisis/emergency/disaster management students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

1

Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH

50 Annual Graduates

Union Institute & University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cincinnati.More information about a bachelor’s in crisis/emergency/disaster management from Union Institute & University

2

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH

10 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Akron Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in crisis/emergency/disaster management from University of Akron Main Campus

Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Colleges by State

Explore the best crisis/emergency/disaster management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	10
Ohio	612	77
Indiana	535	1

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Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Critical Infrastructure Protection	26
Homeland Security	16
Other Homeland Security	6
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations	1

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.