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#81 Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO

$6,390 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,470 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,050

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Rank Not Published Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

$6,426 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,954 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 73
Rank Not Published University of North Texas

Denton, TX

$217 per credit (in-state, full-time); $568 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 444
#143 New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

$6,514 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,266 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 456
#81 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

$6,592 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,208 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 712
#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 San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

$6,738 per year (in-state, full-time); $372 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 264
#132 University of Alabama​‒​Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

$6,798 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,462 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 404
#29 North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

$6,883 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,931 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#143 University of Colorado​‒​Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO

$6,969 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,573 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 273
#105 Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

$234 per credit (in-state, full-time); $619 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 591
#119 University of Akron

Akron, OH

$7,285 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,473 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 388
#132 California State University​‒​Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

$7,506 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,202 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 774
#97 Texas Tech University (Whitacre)

Lubbock, TX

$253 per credit (in-state, full-time); $604 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 725
Rank Not Published University of Texas​‒​San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

$260 per credit (in-state, full-time); $962 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 562
#105 West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

$7,804 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,054 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 704
Rank Not Published Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

$7,863 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,762 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 242
#67 Auburn University (Ginn)

Auburn University, AL

$7,866 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,598 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 851
#61 University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

$7,900 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,064 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 418
Unranked University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

$266 per credit (in-state, full-time); $710 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 148
Rank Not Published Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN

$8,040 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,640 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 150
#132 Ohio University (Russ)

Athens, OH

$8,188 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,180 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 388
#11 Texas A&M University​‒​College Station (Look)

College Station, TX

$277 per credit (in-state, full-time); $577 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#79 Clemson University

Clemson, SC

$8,368 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,670 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,317
Unranked University of Hawaii​‒​Manoa

Honolulu, HI

$8,488 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,528 per year (out-of-state, full-time) N/A

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