Data about the Discipline

Data on Graduate Education

• NCA Doctoral Program Guide 
• NCA Doctoral Reputation Study 2004 
• NCA Doctoral Reputation Study 1996
• A Profile of the Communication Doctorate VI: The 2017 National Science Foundation's Survey of Earned Doctorates
• A Profile of the Communication Doctorate V: The 2016 National Science Foundation's Survey of Earned Doctorates
• A Profile of the Communication Doctorate IV: The 2015 National Science Foundation's Survey of Earned Doctorates
• A Profile of the Communication Doctorate III: A Summary of the 2014 National Science Foundation's Survey of Earned Doctorates
• A Profile of the Communication Doctorate II: The 2013 National Science Foundation's Survey of Earned Doctorates  
• A Profile of the Communication Doctorate: The 2011 National Science Foundation's Survey of Earned Doctorates 
• Council of Graduate Schools Enrollment Report Summary 1999-2009 
• Communicating the Ph.D. Experience: Communication Ph.D.s Five+ Years after Graduation 
• Graduate Enrollment and Degrees in Communication/Journalism: Benchmarking Data from the 2011 Council of Graduate Schools/Graduate Record Examinations Survey 

Data on Jobs in the Discipline
Information about academic positions in Communication

• 2017-2018 Academic Job Listings in Communication Report
• A Report on the Contingent Faculty Workforce in Communication
• 2016-2017 Academic Job Listings in Communication Report
• 2015-2016 Academic Job Listings in Communication Report
• 2015 Academic Job Listings in Communication Report 
• 2014 Academic Job Listings in Communication Report 
• 2013 Academic Job Listings in Communication Report  
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wages 
• NCA Analysis of Job Postings 2005-2010 
• NCA Analysis of Job Postings 2002-2004 

General Data on Communication Programs
Reports on the biennial NCA Department Chairs Survey

• The 2012-2013 Humanities Departmental Survey: Communication in Comparative Perspective

Communication Program Databases
Databases of U.S. Communication programs

• Master's Programs in Communication 
• Undergraduate Programs in Communication  
• Community Colleges with Communication Programs 

C-Briefs
Brief snapshots of the discipline using data gathered and analyzed by NCA staff

• Faculty Comfort with and Perceptions of Increased Use of Technology
• Top Schools and Jobs in Communications by Salary and Job Meaning Level
• Faculty Attitudes on Technology
• Communication Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: Findings from the 2017 CGS/GRE Survey
• The Status of Faculty Salaries
• Humanities Research Among Least Cited After Five Years
• Employment Outlook for Communication Graduates
• Communication Skills Necessary for Career Success
• Journal Citation Metrics for NCA Journals
• Communication is Only Humanities Discipline to Experience Bachelor's Degree Completion Growth
• Conferred Degrees in Communication, 1970-2015
• Higher Education Equity Indicators in the United States
• 2017 Rankings for Federal Social and Behavioral Science R&D
• Political Party Affiliation Among Academic Faculty
• Communication Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: Findings from the 2015 CGS/GRE Survey
• Most Popular Academic Majors for Football Players
• Voting Trends of Communication Majors
• Popularity and Value of Communication Major
• Geographic Distribution of Academic Communication Job Openings
• Conferred Degrees in Communication, 1970-2014
• Average Faculty Salaries, by Discipline, 2015-2016
• Why Study Communication?
• Geographical Distribution of Communication Departments

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