Two photos - an aerial view of Hurricane Katrina and a flooded neighborhood.

PROGRAM STATUS:
M.S. program not admitting students at this time

 

DISASTER SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT: PH.D.

About this Program

UD’s disaster science and management (DISA) program offers pathways to master’s and doctoral degrees. It is an interdisciplinary program that draws faculty from several different units including the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Department of Political Science and International Relations, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, the School of Nursing and the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment. The program is administered through the Disaster Research Center and the Biden School. 

Application Deadlines


 

FALL (Ph.D.):

December 15: Priority consideration for admission

May 1: Final deadline to apply

UD Tuition


The 2025-2026 UD graduate student tuition rate per credit hour is $1,116.

All or nearly all doctoral students receive a stipend and full tuition scholarship.