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#86 University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

$31,836 per year (full-time) 300

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Rank Not Published Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

$1,065 per credit (full-time) 474
Rank Not Published Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

$32,002 per year (full-time) 258
#15 University of Texas​‒​Austin

Austin, TX

$32,376 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,075 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,065
Rank Not Published Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

$1,095 per credit (full-time) 395
Rank Not Published Faulkner University (Jones)

Montgomery, AL

$33,370 per year (full-time) 314
#119 Creighton University

Omaha, NE

$33,490 per year (full-time) 385
Rank Not Published University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

$33,630 per year (full-time) 407
Rank Not Published Ohio Northern University (Pettit)

Ada, OH

$33,684 per year (full-time) 274
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University (Broad)

Fort Lauderdale, FL

$34,330 per year (full-time) 829
Rank Not Published Capital University

Columbus, OH

$1,147 per credit (full-time) 401
Rank Not Published Willamette University (Collins)

Salem, OR

$34,690 per year (full-time) 378
#109 Drake University

Des Moines, IA

$35,282 per year (full-time) 403
#126 Campbell University

Raleigh, NC

$35,340 per year (full-time) 453
#144 Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

$35,354 per year (full-time) 392
#80 Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

$35,377 per year (full-time) 765
#113 Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

$35,460 per year (full-time) 460
Rank Not Published Atlanta's John Marshall Law School

Atlanta, GA

$1,200 per credit (full-time) 480
#134 William Mitchell College of Law

St. Paul, MN

$36,020 per year (full-time) 624
Rank Not Published Elon University

Greensboro, NC

$36,100 per year (full-time) 327
#109 Stetson University

Gulfport, FL

$36,168 per year (full-time) 778
#113 Samford University (Cumberland)

Birmingham, AL

$36,216 per year (full-time) 421
Rank Not Published St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

$36,226 per year (full-time) 678
#126 Hamline University

St. Paul, MN

$36,396 per year (full-time) 378
#19 University of Minnesota​‒​Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

$36,820 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,484 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 740

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