OSSHE Master's Degrees Awarded by Discipline
1995-96 Compared to 1980-81

                                     1980-81      1980-81      1995-96      1995-96
Discipline                               N            %            N            %

Agriculture/Forestry                    150          6.1          121          4.5
Architecture                             69          2.8          107          4.0
Biological Sciences                      58          2.4           42          1.6
Business                                241          9.8          385         14.3
Communications/Journalism                31          1.3           12          0.4
Computer Science                         23          0.9           46          1.7
Education                             1,056         42.8          862         32.0
Engineering                              93          3.8          207          7.7
Health Sciences                          31          1.3           82          3.0
Humanities/Fine Arts                    145          5.9          211          7.8
Mathematics                              38          1.5           47          1.7
Physical Sciences                        87          3.5           78          2.9
Social Sciences                         150          6.1          178          6.6
All Other*                              296         12.0          312         11.6

    Total                             2,468        100.0        2,690        100.0

NOTE:  Excludes OHSU.
*Other includes degrees awarded in area, ethnic and cultural studies; marketing 
operations, marketing and distribution; home economics; interdisciplinary/multi-
disciplinary studies; parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies; science
technologies; protective services, and public administration and services.
Source:  OSSHE Institutional Research Services, 1980-81 and 1995-96 IPEDS Completions
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