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#89 University of Nebraska​‒​Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

$394 per credit (in-state, full-time); $992 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 599

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#102 University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

$175 per credit (in-state, full-time); $654 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 597
#97 University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

$330 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 593
#105 Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

$234 per credit (in-state, full-time); $619 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 591
#4 California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

$38,084 per year (full-time) 587
#105 University of Maryland​‒​Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

$510 per credit (in-state, full-time); $844 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 587
#17 Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

$38,650 per year (full-time) 574
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
Rank Not Published University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

$720 per credit (full-time) 550
Rank Not Published University of Texas​‒​El Paso

El Paso, TX

N/A 548
#38 University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

$1,340 per credit (full-time) 547
#67 University of California​‒​Riverside (Bourns)

Riverside, CA

$14,646 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,102 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 534
#97 University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

$12,010 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,534 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 534
#89 University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

$10,458 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,546 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 520
#45 University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

$42,350 per year (full-time) 501
#94 Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

$327 per credit (in-state, full-time); $738 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 496
#132 Wright State University

Dayton, OH

$12,240 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,792 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 490
Rank Not Published Oakland University

Rochester, MI

$595 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,027 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 486
#36 Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

$1,712 per credit (full-time) 457
#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
#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
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
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 University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

$4,230 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,018 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 421
#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

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