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#57 University of Massachusetts​‒​Amherst

Amherst, MA

$2,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $9,937 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 862

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Rank Not Published Texas A&M University​‒​Kingsville (Dotterweich)

Kingsville, TX

$3,228 per year (in-state, full-time); $7,704 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 437
Rank Not Published North Carolina A&T State University

Greensboro, NC

$3,805 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,238 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 320
Rank Not Published University of Louisiana​‒​Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

$3,967 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,937 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 266
Rank Not Published University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

$4,230 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,018 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 421
Rank Not Published University of Colorado​‒​Denver

Denver, CO

$4,330 per year (in-state, full-time); $11,600 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 417
Rank Not Published Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

$4,797 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,748 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 187
Rank Not Published New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, NM

$5,044 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,682 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 194
Rank Not Published University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

$5,164 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,176 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 165
#102 University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

$175 per credit (in-state, full-time); $654 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 597
#112 Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

$178 per credit (in-state, full-time); $709 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 881
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 University of Nevada​‒​Las Vegas (Hughes)

Las Vegas, NV

$5,365 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,960 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 235
#143 University of North Carolina​‒​Charlotte (Lee)

Charlotte, NC

$5,729 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,016 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 452
#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
Rank Not Published South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

$196 per credit (in-state, full-time); $368 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 217
#119 Utah State University

Logan, UT

$5,897 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 413
#140 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

$197 per credit (in-state, full-time); $417 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 243
#51 University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

$5,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,454 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,073
#132 University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

$206 per credit (in-state, full-time); $602 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 228
#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
Rank Not Published University of Mississippi

University, MS

$6,282 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,263 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 146
Rank Not Published Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View, TX

$210 per credit (in-state, full-time); $563 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 125
#87 University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

$6,338 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,856 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 618
Rank Not Published Morgan State University (Mitchell)

Baltimore, MD

$212 per credit (in-state, full-time); $552 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 107

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