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#112 Florida A&M University - Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

$428 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,059 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 268

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Rank Not Published Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

$370 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,025 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 277
Rank Not Published Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

$1,123 per credit (full-time) 686
Rank Not Published Florida International University

Miami, FL

$10,129 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,229 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 889
#112 George Mason University (Volgenau)

Fairfax, VA

$11,480 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,010 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,597
#94 George Washington University

Washington, DC

$1,340 per credit (full-time) 1,542
#5 Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

$10,584 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,860 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4,651
#23 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

$37,576 per year (full-time) 404
Rank Not Published Howard University

Washington, DC

$23,316 per year (full-time) 78
Unranked Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

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#72 Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour)

Chicago, IL

$1,119 per credit (full-time) 1,450
#97 Indiana University-Purdue University​‒​Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

$352 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,007 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 229
#43 Iowa State University

Ames, IA

$8,940 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,814 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,013
#25 Johns Hopkins University (Whiting)

Baltimore, MD

$43,930 per year (full-time) 3,434
#94 Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

$327 per credit (in-state, full-time); $738 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 496
Rank Not Published Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

$5,364 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,582 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 228
Rank Not Published Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, MI

$13,860 per year (full-time) 377
#45 Lehigh University (Rossin)

Bethlehem, PA

$1,260 per credit (full-time) 787
#97 Louisiana State University​‒​Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

$5,875 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,263 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 636
#126 Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

$6,616 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,908 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 367
#132 Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

$985 per credit (full-time) 193
#1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

$41,770 per year (full-time) 3,163
#51 Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

$597 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,173 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 858
#89 Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

$13,392 per year (in-state, full-time); $13,392 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 823
#85 Mississippi State University (Bagley)

Mississippi State, MS

$6,264 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,828 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 622

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