Industry Snapshot
This program is designed to help prepare you for work in hazard risk assessment, prevention, response, and strategy development to protect people, communities, and the built environment from natural or human-induced threats.
Additional Program Information
- Experience Recommended for Success
- Student Organizations
We recommend a recent background in finance or accounting, as well as statistics. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Public Safety Student Association
The Public Safety Student Association encourages discussions on careers, current events, and topics within the public safety field. Activities have included webinars on related topics and careers. It is available to graduate or undergraduate students, alumni, staff, and faculty. Students and alumni can join the Public Safety Student Association group on CareerQuest.
We recommend a recent background in finance or accounting, as well as statistics. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Public Safety Student Association
The Public Safety Student Association encourages discussions on careers, current events, and topics within the public safety field. Activities have included webinars on related topics and careers. It is available to graduate or undergraduate students, alumni, staff, and faculty. Students and alumni can join the Public Safety Student Association group on CareerQuest.
FAQs
An online master's degree in management with a specialization in emergency management is an online graduate degree that can provide you with advanced skills to protect people and infrastructure from natural and human-made threats. UMGC’s online master's degree in management with a specialization in emergency management is a 36-credit program that covers topics like resilience planning, preparedness, hazard risk and vulnerability assessments, crisis communication, and leadership. Graduates may be well-prepared for careers in hazard risk assessment, prevention, response, or strategy development.
UMGC's online master's degree in management with a specialization in emergency management is a 36-credit program with courses offered year-round. Depending on how many credits you complete each term and the number of credits you may be able to transfer, you can expect to graduate in as little as two years. Plus, if you completed your undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in emergency management, you may be able to take advantage of an accelerated pathway that could reduce your coursework for this program by up to 6 credits, saving you time and money.
UMGC is committed to keeping our tuition and fees as affordable as possible. The online master's degree in management with a specialization in emergency management follows the standard graduate program tuition rates, which appear at the top of this webpage. We also offer scholarships, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks to help make your education more affordable.
You don't need to have majored in a specific area to be successful in the online master's degree in management with a specialization in emergency management program at UMGC. However, we do recommend you have a recent background in finance or accounting, as well as statistics. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Enrolling in my master's degree at UMGC has really been a force multiplier for both professional and personal goals that I've had.
Linnhe M., Millersville, PA, MS in Emergency Management