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2026 Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools in Connecticut

[Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/homeland-security/crisis-emergency-disaster-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value crisis/emergency/disaster management schools.

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• Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools in Connecticut

2026 Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools in Connecticut

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in crisis/emergency/disaster management, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools

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Post University
Waterbury, CT

$15,922 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,625 Avg Student Debt

$38,696 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in crisis/emergency/disaster management, no school beat Post University this year. Set in the city of Waterbury, Post University is a very large private for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $15,922 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for crisis/emergency/disaster management graduates is $23,625. Early-career crisis/emergency/disaster management graduates make about $53,772. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

2

University Of New Haven
West Haven, CT

$47,332 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,244 Avg Student Debt

$60,126 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of New Haven is a great value for students pursuing a degree in crisis/emergency/disaster management, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University Of New Haven is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $47,332. Students borrow a median of $26,244 to complete the crisis/emergency/disaster management program here. Early-career crisis/emergency/disaster management graduates make about $49,615. Set against $26,244 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 60%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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 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.