2027 Best Value Communications Schools in District of Columbia
[Communications](/majors/communication-journalism-media/communication-media-studies/communications/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value communications schools.
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2027 Best Value Communications Schools in District of Columbia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the communications degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Communications Schools
George Washington University earned the #1 spot for value among communications schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $67,710 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the communications program here. Soon after graduation, communications degree recipients from George Washington University generally make around $50,552. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 47% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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