Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, many schools rushed to implement a wide variety of higher ed programs at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The curriculum was "all over the place!" Things have settled out a bit with more defined programs being either targeted toward emergency management or homeland security. For instance, Arizona State has segmented its degree programs into different areas of concentrations. See below:
The online emergency management-focused degree programs include a wide variety of concentrations, including:
- Biosecurity and Threat Management
- Community Resilience
- Cybersecurity Policy and Management
- Emergency Management, and
- Homeland Security
Arizona State University
#1 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
#2 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
Naval Postgraduate School
#2 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
University of Maryland, College Park
#4 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Columbia University
#5 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
University of North Texas
#5 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
CUNY, John Jay College
#7 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
University of Central Florida
#7 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
University of Southern California
#7 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
Texas A&M University, College Station
#10 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
University of Texas, Austin
#10 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
University at Albany, SUNY
#12 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
University of Delaware
#12 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
American University
#14 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)
George Washington University
#14 in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (tie)