Overview

Center for Disaster Research and Education / Center for Disaster Research and Education is located in Millersville, PA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Emergency management	Communication
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	Emergency management	Emergency management

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE or MAT (if undergraduate cumulative GPA is lower than 2.8 Thesis Optional Field Practicum

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

35

Applied

35

Accepted

24

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE or MAT (if undergraduate cumulative GPA is lower than 2.8
Master's Degree Requirements	Resume

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 15
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

73

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.85%
Black or African American	6.85%
White or Caucasian	82%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.37%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.74%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (67%)

Female (32%)

Faculty

9

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 2

Male (7)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Emergency management, continuity of operations, regional planning and preparedness, disaster law and policy, community preparedness and mitigation efforts.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	30,000

Location & Contact

Address 40 Dilworth Rd.
PO Box 1002
Millersville, PA  17551-0302
United States

Contact Dr. Sepideh Yalda
Director and Graduate Program Coordinator
Email: sepi.yalda@millersville.edu
Phone: 717-871-7433
Fax: 717-871-2429

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