Master's Degrees Awarded by Discipline
1997-98 Compared to 1987-88

                                                               1997-98                   1987-88
Discipline                                               N            %            N            %

Agriculture/Forestry/Environmental Studies               106          4.0          103          4.5
Architecture                                             124          4.7           64          2.8
Biological Sciences                                       41          1.5           33          1.4
Business                                                 378         14.2          299         13.1
Communications/Journalism                                 14          0.5            9          0.4
Computer Science                                          51          1.9           53          2.3
Education                                                844         31.7          836         36.7
Engineering/Engineering Technologies                     182          6.8          136          6.0
Health Sciences                                           89          3.3           52          2.3
Humanities/Fine Arts                                     208          7.8          154          6.8
Mathematics                                               65          2.4           50          2.2
Physical Sciences                                         66          2.5           84          3.7
Social Sciences                                          175          6.6          118          5.2
All Other*                                               317         11.9          286         12.6

    Total                                              2,660        100.0        2,277        100.0

NOTE:  Excludes Oregon Health Sciences University.
*"Other" includes degrees awarded in area, ethnic and cultural studies; home economics; interdiscipl


Source:  OUS Institutional Research Services, 1987-88 and 1997-98 IPEDS Completions Survey.