Notre Dame or Syracuse (Newhouse) for communications?

At the end of the day, employers care what university you graduated from, not what major you had in college. If Notre Dame and Syracuse are seriously being considered and they are fairly similar in cost, your daughter should choose Notre Dame.

Cost should be a factor though. Syracuse is not a horrible option if it is substantially cheaper than Notre Dame. I would prefer to graduate from Syracuse with no debt than from Notre Dame with anything over $25k in debt.