Graduate Programs in Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law & Social Work 2012contains more than 14,000 graduate programs in 158 disciplines-including advertising and public relations, allied health, business management, education, law, library and information sciences, marketing, medical professions and sciences, social work, and more. This guide is part of Peterson's six-volume Annual Guides to Graduate Study, the only annually updated reference work of its kind, provides wide-ranging information on the graduate and professional programs offered by U.S.-accredited colleges and universities in the United States and throughout the world. Informative data profiles for more than 14,000 graduate programs in 158 disciplines, including facts and figures on accreditation, degree requirements, application deadlines, contact information, financial support, faculty, and student body profiles. Two-page in-depth descriptions, written by featured institutions, offer complete details on specific graduate programs, schools, or departments as well as information on research facilities, faculty research, and the college or university. Expert advice on the admissions process, financial support, and accrediting agencies. Comprehensive directories list programs in this volume, as well as others in the graduate series. Up-to-date appendixes list institutional changes since the last addition along with abbreviations used in the guide.