<p>I think you will get a skewed answer on Cc. The group here seems to be very brand concious when it comes to college. I attended a 4th tier school. It was strong in the business school, particularly accounting. I was lucky because I was an accounting student. I would have had a more rounded education elsewhere but from a technical standpoint I learned my craft and have never lacked for employment opportunities. In reality, the school only mattered for the first job, thereafter opportunity was based on my previous job performance.</p>
<p>If I (or my children) were majoring in a particular field I would want to know who was recruiting on campus and where graduates from the past five years had ended up. I would want this information no matter how the school was ranked or what kind of reputation it had. If you like the school and communication majors seem to find employment then the USNWR ranking doesn’t matter.</p>