Great point - like the tops in the major (which I missed) - Alabama, Arizona State, Indiana, Ithaca, Kansas, Michigan State, Mizzou, Ohio U, Syracuse and more. All top schools depending on which part of comm -broadcast, journalism, advertising, PR etc.
OP is an in at all with merit except maybe Syracuse. Those are schools where kids go who want the strongest programs in the discipline. None are USNews top 50 overall.
Comm (if a specific discipline like above) is a prime example where major strength is different than overall U.S. News rank.