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  In order to select a sample that was both appropriate and comprehensive, and that could also be realistically managed, the accrediting guide of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) was used in identifying the parameters of the sampling frame. This organization, the oldest, largest and most respected accrediting body in the field of journalism and mass communication, gives its full approval only to programs that best exemplify the guidelines the standards that have historically marked outstanding journalism education.
  There are currently 105 fully accredited journalism programs in the U.S. The WWW sites of these programs were the basis of the research. Each of these sites was extensively searched to identify any information on graduate students, graduate organizations and/or graduate activities.


  One valuable byproduct of the online search was the creation of a comprehensive set of links to the home page of each AEJMC accredited program (or, in the case of a few schools, at least official information pertaining the program).   Here is the complete list of J-school links:

Alabama


University of Alabama: College of Communication
Auburn University: Journalism Department


Alaska


University of Alaska-Anchorage: Department of Journalism & Public Communications
University of Alaska-Fairbanks: Department of Journalism & Broadcasting


Arizona


Arizona State University: W. Cronkite School of Journalism & Telecommunication
University of Arizona: Department of Journalism


Arkansas


Arkansas State University: College of Communication
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville: Department of Journalism
University of Arkansas-Little Rock: Department of Journalism


California


California State University-Fresno: Department of Mass Communication & Journalism
California State University-Fullerton: School of Communications
California State University-Long Beach: Department of Journalism
California State University-Northridge: Department of Journalism
San Diego State University: Journalism Program
San Francisco State University: Department of Journalism
San Jose State University: School of Journalism & Mass Communication
University of California-Berkeley: North Gate Graduate School of Journalism
University of Southern California: School of Journalism (Annenberg)


Colorado


Colorado State University: Department of Journalism & Technical Communication
University of Colorado-Boulder: School of Journalism & Mass Communication


District of Columbia


Howard University: Department of Journalism/Department of Radio-TV-Film
American University: School of Communication


Florida


Florida A & M University: Division of Journalism
Florida International University: School of Journalism & Mass Communication
University of Florida: College of Journalism & Communications
University of Miami: School of Communication
University of South Florida: School of Mass Communications
University of West Florida: Department of Communication Arts


Georgia


University of Georgia: H. W. Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication


Hawaii


University of Hawaii-Manoa: Department of Journalism


Illinois


Eastern Illinois University: Department of Journalism
Northern Illinois University: Department of Communication
Northwestern University: Medill School of Journalism
Southern Illinois University: School of Journalism
University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign: College of Communications


Indiana


Ball State University: Department of Journalism
Indiana University: School of Journalism


Iowa


Drake University: School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Iowa State University: Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
University of Iowa: School of Journalism & Mass Communication


Kansas


Kansas State University: A. Q. Miller School of Journalism & Mass Communications
University of Kansas: W. A. White School of Journalism & Mass Communications


Kentucky


Murray State University: Department of Journalism & Mass Communications
Western Kentucky University: Department Of Journalism
University of Kentucky: School of Journalism & Telecommunications


Louisiana


Grambling State University: Department of Mass Communications
Louisiana State University: Manship School of Mass Communication
McNeese State University: Department of Mass Communication
Nicholls State University: Department of Mass Communication
Northeast Louisiana University: Department of Journalism
Southern University & A &M College: Department of Mass Communications
University of Southwestern Louisiana: Department of Communication


Maryland


University of Maryland-College Park: College of Journalism


Michigan


Michigan State University: School of Journalism


Minnesota


St. Cloud State University: Department of Mass Communications
University of Minnesota: School of Journalism & Mass Communication


Mississippi


Jackson State University: Department of Mass Communications
University of Southern Mississippi: Department of Journalism
University of Mississippi: Department of Journalism


Missouri


University of Missouri: School of Journalism


Montana


University of Montana: School of Journalism


Nebraska


University of Nebraska: College of Journalism & Mass Communications


Nevada


University of Nevada-Reno: D. R. Reynolds School of Journalism


New Mexico


University of New Mexico: Department of Communication & Journalism


New York


Columbia University: Graduate School of Journalism
New York University: Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Syracuse University: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications


North Carolina


University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill: School of Journalism & Mass Communication


Ohio


Bowling Green State University: Department of Journalism
Kent State University: School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Ohio State University: School of Journalism
Ohio University: E. W. Scripps School of Journalism


Oklahoma


Oklahoma State University: School of Journalism & Broadcasting
University of Oklahoma: H. H. Herbert School of Journalism & Mass Communication


Oregon


University of Oregon: School of Journalism and Communication


Pennsylvania


Pennsylvania State University: College of Communications
Temple University: Department of Journalism


South Carolina


University of South Carolina: College of Journalism & Mass Communications


South Dakota


South Dakota State University: Department of Journalism & Mass Communication


Tennessee


East Tennessee State University: Department of Communication
University of Memphis: Department of Journalism
Middle Tennessee State University: College of Mass Communication
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga: Department of Communication
University of Tennessee: College of Communication
University of Tennessee-Martin: Department of Communications


Texas


Texas A & M University: Department of Journalism
Texas Christian University: Department of Journalism
Texas Tech University: School of Mass Communications
Texas Women's University: Program in Mass Communications
University of North Texas: Department of Journalism
University of Texas: Department of Journalism


Utah


Brigham Young University: Department of Communications
University of Utah: Department of Communication


Virginia


Hampton University: Department of Mass Media Arts
Virginia Commonwealth University: School of Mass Communications
Washington & Lee University: Department of Journalism and Mass Communications


Washington


University of Washington: School of Communications


West Virginia


Marshall University: W. P. Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications
West Virginia University: P. I. Reed School of Journalism


Wisconsin


Marquette University: College of Communication
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: Department of Communication & Journalism
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Department of Agricultural Journalism
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: Department of Journalism
University of Wisconsin-River Falls: Department of Journalism



Compiled by Greg Makris, PhD Student, School of Journalism & Mass Communication
UNC-Chapel Hill (c1996)