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Table 2

NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS THAT OFFER COURSES AND
MAJORS IN COMMUNICATION

Field

Offer Courses

Percent

Offer Master’s

Percent

Advertising

542

42.5

148

11.8

Communication

769

60.4

369

29.0

Film and Cinema

448

35.2

79

6.2

Information Science

123

9.7

23

1.8

Journalism and Mass Communication

807

63.4

371

29.1

Public Relations

574

45.0

230

18.1

RTV, Broadcasting, Telecommunication

745

58.5

361

28.3

Speech

710

55.7

248

19.5

Other Communication Specialties

248

19.5

157

12.3

Source: Elmore, G.C. (1993). The communication disciplines in higher education: A guide to academic programs in the United States and Canada, (2nd edition). Annandale, VA: Association for Communication Administration and Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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