Emergency Management Directors

Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of San Diego, CA

$143,943

Homeland Security(masters)George Mason University, VA

$138,835

Homeland Security(doctoral)Capella University, MN

$127,306

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Curry College, MA

$121,483

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Santa Rosa Junior College, CA

$111,649

Homeland Security(masters)George Washington University, DC

$111,258

Criminal Justice and Corrections(postbacc-cert)University of Louisville, KY

$102,190

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Chicago, IL

$100,258

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Lewis University, IL

$96,146

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)San Bernardino Valley College, CA

$94,285

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA

$93,930

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)San Diego Miramar College, CA

$91,647

Criminal Justice and Corrections(doctoral)Nova Southeastern University, FL

$90,969

Homeland Security(bachelors)George Mason University, VA

$90,956

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Concordia University-Saint Paul, MN

$89,127

Homeland Security(masters)Utica University, NY

$86,488

Homeland Security(masters)Columbia Southern University, AL

$85,364

Homeland Security(masters)University of South Florida, FL

$85,268

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Monroe Community College, NY

$85,061

Homeland Security(masters)Arizona State University Digital Immersion, AZ

$83,499

Homeland Security(masters)Arizona State University Campus Immersion, AZ

$83,499

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Columbus State University, GA

$82,799

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Louisville, KY

$81,602

Homeland Security(masters)Georgetown University, DC

$81,481

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Moreno Valley College, CA

$81,339