Emergency Management Schools

There are 61 accredited emergency management schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of emergency management classes at one of these schools, you play a important role in shaping the future of this growing field. The trends in the emergency management academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes emergency management training at the following levels:

  • Emergency Management Certificate
  • Associates degree in Emergency Management
  • Bachelors degree in Emergency Management
  • Masters degree in Emergency Management
  • PhD degree in Emergency Management

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Emergency management professionals

11,330 11,610 12,260 13,060 11,800
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In the year 2010, there were 11,800 emergency management professionals working in the US. The number of emergency management professionals has grown by 4% between 2006 and 2010.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%. Over the next 7 years, this trend is expected to contine.

National Salary percentiles for Emergency management professionals

10th percentile		 $28,840
25th percentile		 $40,350
50th percentile		 $55,360
75th percentile		 $75,270
90th percentile		 $96,230

Emergency management professionals in the US earned a median salary of $55,360 per year in 2010.

National Median Salary Growth For Emergency Management

$47,410 $48,380 $50,460 $52,590 $55,360
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Emergency management professionals' salaries have grown by 17% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Emergency Management Student enrollment growth by degree

78 171 127 155 278
202 282 343 431 713
97 112 135 119 235
803 877 760 779 863
32 20 45 191 68
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Emergency Management
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Emergency Management
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Emergency Management
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Emergency Management
  • Grey: Certificate in Emergency Management

The career outlook for emergency management professionals is showing a rapid change. And, on the educational front, the story is similar. In the year 2006 there were 2,647 students who graduated from emergency management degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 2,157 students graduating from emergency management schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 19% decline in the number of emergency management graduates. This decline in the number of students graduating from emergency management courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Emergency Management Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 3
bachelor		 7
master		 4
doctor		 0
Certificate		 4
Total18

The number of schools offering emergency management programs has decreased. There were 42 emergency management schools across the country in 2006. And there were 113 schools in 2010.

Emergency Management Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Emergency Management Schools in Ohio4 Schools
  2. Emergency Management Schools in California4 Schools
  3. Emergency Management Schools in Florida4 Schools
  4. Emergency Management Schools in Georgia4 Schools
  5. Emergency Management Schools in Texas4 Schools
  6. Emergency Management Schools in Indiana3 Schools
  7. Emergency Management Schools in Missouri3 Schools
  8. Emergency Management Schools in Alabama3 Schools
  9. Emergency Management Schools in Arizona3 Schools
  10. Emergency Management Schools in Virginia2 Schools
  11. Emergency Management Schools in Kansas2 Schools
  12. Emergency Management Schools in Wisconsin2 Schools
  13. Emergency Management Schools in Michigan2 Schools
  14. Emergency Management Schools in Nevada2 Schools
  15. Emergency Management Schools in New York2 Schools
  16. Emergency Management Schools in North Carolina2 Schools
  17. Emergency Management Schools in Colorado2 Schools
  18. Emergency Management Schools in Tennessee2 Schools
  19. Emergency Management Schools in Utah1 Schools
  20. Emergency Management Schools in Iowa1 Schools
  21. Emergency Management Schools in West Virginia1 Schools
  22. Emergency Management Schools in Louisiana1 Schools
  23. Emergency Management Schools in Wyoming1 Schools
  24. Emergency Management Schools in Minnesota1 Schools
  25. Emergency Management Schools in Arkansas1 Schools
  26. Emergency Management Schools in Oklahoma1 Schools
  27. Emergency Management Schools in Pennsylvania1 Schools
  28. Emergency Management Schools in South Carolina1 Schools
  29. Emergency Management Schools in Hawaii1 Schools

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