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#116 Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

$1,259 per credit (full-time) 210

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#126 Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

$795 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,068 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 210
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
#34 Yale University

New Haven, CT

$35,500 per year (full-time) 217
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 Memphis (Herff)

Memphis, TN

$8,670 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,848 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 228
#132 University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

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

Fargo, ND

$300 per credit (in-state, full-time); $801 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 230
Rank Not Published University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

$11,532 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,606 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 230
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
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
#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
#116 University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

$1,660 per credit (full-time) 257
Rank Not Published University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH

$14,465 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,905 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 262
#132 University of Nevada​‒​Reno

Reno, NV

$321 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,044 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 263
#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
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
#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
#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
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
#55 Dartmouth College (Thayer)

Hanover, NH

$43,782 per year (full-time) 289
Rank Not Published University of Missouri​‒​Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

$332 per credit (in-state, full-time); $857 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 298
Rank Not Published Southern Illinois University​‒​Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

$375 per credit (in-state, full-time); $938 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 304
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

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