Emergency Management degree?

Whilst there are many Emergency Management programs out there, many are aligned more towards professional development rather than entry into the field.

If you're from the US check out this website from FEMA which lists a bunch of colleges offering programs: http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/collegelist/

However there's many different ways to get into emergency management. There's the traditional way of rising up through one of the services (police, fire and rescue, paramedics or the military). Though more recently there have been more opportunities for people of wide ranging backgrounds. Because emergency management is such an inter-disciplinary discipline there are many fields that suit it. For example in my team we have someone with a degree in economics, civil engineering, environmental science and geographic information systems (GIS) and I have a physics degree. The skills that are important for emergency management are general skills such as project management, oral and written communication, teamwork, networking, research and problem solving that are learnt in many university degrees.

You might like to make contact with emergency management professionals in your local municipality or state, they can give you excellent advice on what educational opportunities exist and other ways to gain skills and experience. There are many volunteer opportunities in emergency management which could prove invaluable in finding a job (as was the case for myself).

Hope this helps and good luck!