Annual Surveys of Journalism and Mass Communication

Survey of Doctoral Programs in Communication:
Updated Report for 2003-2004 Graduates

Lee B. Becker, Tudor Vlad, and Amy Jo Coffey

Abstract

In 2003-2004, the IPEDS data contain 100 different entries for doctoral programs (Table 1) in
communication, based on the CIP 10, 11 and 23.1001 codes. These filings are for those who received
their degrees in the July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004, period. As the table shows, the most common
classification was “Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric,” accounting for 43 of the
programs. The second largest classification, consistent with past years, was “Speech and Rhetorical
Studies,” with 20 programs. Eleven programs were classified as “Mass Communication/Media Studies, ”
and six were classified as “Journalism” (an unchanged CIP code).6

In 2002-2003, the IPEDS data contained 94 different listings. “Communication Studies/Speech
Communication and Rhetoric,” and “Speech and Rhetorical Studies,” were the dominant listings that year
as well.

The 100 IPEDS filings in 2003-2004 do not represent 100 unique universities or even 100 distinct
programs. For example, the University of Texas at Austin reported data using four different CIP codes. At
some universities, a single CIP filing represents more than one program; at some universities, graduates
of a single program are filed with different CIP classifications.

The copyrighted full text of the 2004 Doctoral Report is available here.

The PDF version of the supplementary table is available here.