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Emergency/Disaster Management at Columbia Southern University

If you plan to study Emergency/Disaster Management, take a look at what Columbia Southern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, AL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 139 emergency/disaster management degrees were awarded at Columbia Southern University.

Online Class Availability at Columbia Southern University

Columbia Southern University delivers its programs entirely online, so Emergency/Disaster Management coursework can be completed remotely.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Emergency/Disaster Management graduates at Columbia Southern University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Emergency/Disaster Management graduates at Columbia Southern University are 23% women (32) and 77% men (107).

Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor’s Program at Columbia Southern University

Of the 8 bachelor’s emergency/disaster management degrees awarded at Columbia Southern University, 38% were women (3) and 62% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Emergency/Disaster Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia Southern University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Unknown	2

Emergency/Disaster Management Master’s Program at Columbia Southern University

Of the 125 master’s emergency/disaster management degrees awarded at Columbia Southern University, 21% were women (26) and 79% were men (99).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Emergency/Disaster Management master’s degree recipients at Columbia Southern University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	91
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	12
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	17

Minority students account for 14% of Emergency/Disaster Management master’s degree recipients at Columbia Southern University, lower than the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Emergency/Disaster Management Graduates

Students who finish Emergency/Disaster Management program at Columbia Southern University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Emergency/Disaster Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Emergency Management Directors	$72,305
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.