2026 Best Value Communications Schools in North Dakota
[Communications](/majors/communication-journalism-media/communication-media-studies/communications/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong communications education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for communications students.
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2026 Best Value Communications Schools in North Dakota
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
Leading the list is University Of North Dakota, our #1 best value for communications in North Dakota. Set in the city of Grand Forks, University Of North Dakota is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,951, while out-of-state students pay about $15,570. Communications graduates carry a median of $24,000 in student loans. Early-career communications graduates make about $34,963. That is a strong return on a $24,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 77%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools 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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