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Earned Degrees in Communication by Level of Degree and Gender (1970-2000)

Bachelor’s Degrees

Master’s Degrees

Doctor’s Degrees

YEAR

 

Total

 

Men

 

Women

 

Total

 

Men

 

Women

 

Total

 

Men

 

Women

1970-1971

 

10,802

 

6,989

 

3,813

 

1,856

 

1,214

 

642

 

145

 

126

 

19

1975-1976

 

21,282

 

12,458

 

8,824

 

3,126

 

1,818

 

1,308

 

204

 

154

 

50

1980-1981

 

31,282

 

14,179

 

17,103

 

3,105

 

1,448

 

1,657

 

182

 

107

 

75

1985-1986

 

43,076

 

17,639

 

25,437

 

3,823

 

1,610

 

2,213

 

223

 

116

 

107

1990-1991

 

52,773

 

20,645

 

32,128

 

4,336

 

1,711

 

2,625

 

274

 

151

 

123

1995-1996

 

48,003

 

19,760

 

28,243

 

5,604

 

2,171

 

3,433

 

345

 

190

 

155

1999-2000

 

56,910

 

22,063

 

34,847

 

5,605

 

2,059

 

3,456

 

357

 

168

 

189

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System This count only includes colleges that awarded degrees in that academic year. The list would be short some small colleges that had programs but conferred no communication degrees in 1999-2000.

 

 

        

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