MA Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Community Resilience) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

ASU ranks No. 2 for best graduate homeland security and emergency management program by U.S. News & World Report, 2025.

What you will study

33 credit hours including the required applied project course (PAF 593) Required Core (18 credit hours) CRJ 511 Applied Data Analysis in Criminal Justice (3) CRJ 554 Homeland Security (3) PAF 551 Hazards Governance (3) PAF 552 Integrated Emergency Management (3) PAF 558 Program Evaluation for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (3) PAF 559 GIS for Hazards Analysis (3) Concentration (6 credit hours) PAF 553 Hazard Mitigation Planning (3) PAF 560 Community Resilience (3) Elective or Research (6 credit hours) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) PAF 593 Applied Project (3)

Career pathways

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts faster-than-average job growth in the homeland security and emergency management fields over the next 10 years.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in criminology or criminal justice, public administration or public service, sociology or social work, public safety or fire service management, parks and recreation management, applied sciences or another closely related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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