[Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs](/majors/communication-journalism-media/other-communication-journalism-media/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for other communication, journalism, & related programs students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other communication, journalism, & related programs degrees they offer, see the list below.
Howard University tops our 2026 list of the best value other communication, journalism, & related programs schools in District of Columbia. Howard University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $35,810. Typical student debt for other communication, journalism, & related programs graduates is $27,000. Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs graduates of Howard University earn a median of $25,878 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 41% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 2 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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