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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | UNC
#43 College overall
North Carolina
$7,019 / year
$34,882 / year
University of California, Berkeley | UC Berkeley
#54 College overall
California
$11,442 / year
$41,196 / year
University of California, Los Angeles | UCLA
#55 College overall
California
$11,442 / year
$41,196 / year
Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia Tech
#68 College overall
Georgia
$10,258 / year
$31,370 / year
North Carolina State University | NC State
#96 College overall
North Carolina
$6,535 / year
$27,320 / year
University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland
#108 College overall
Maryland
$9,000 / year
$36,681 / year
University of California, Irvine | UC Irvine
#112 College overall
California
$11,442 / year
$41,196 / year
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Minnesota
#117 College overall
Minnesota
$13,532 / year
$32,096 / year
University of California, Davis | UC Davis
#128 College overall
California
$11,442 / year
$41,196 / year
California Polytechnic State University | Cal Poly
#132 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | UIUC
#133 College overall
Illinois
$12,254 / year
$29,704 / year
Pennsylvania State University | Penn State
#134 College overall
Pennsylvania
$18,898 / year
$36,476 / year
Rutgers University–New Brunswick | Rutgers
#140 College overall
New Jersey
$12,536 / year
$29,737 / year
University of California, Santa Barbara | UCSB
#146 College overall
California
$11,442 / year
$41,196 / year
The State University of New York at Stony Brook | SUNY Stony Brook
#158 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$24,990 / year
The State University of New York at Binghamton | SUNY Binghamton
#167 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$23,100 / year
University of Massachusetts Amherst | UMass Amherst
#174 College overall
Massachusetts
$15,791 / year
$36,316 / year
University of California, Riverside | UC Riverside
#185 College overall
California
$11,442 / year
$41,196 / year
University of California, Santa Cruz | UCSC
#212 College overall
California
$11,442 / year
$41,196 / year
California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach State
#218 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
University of Maryland, Baltimore County | UMBC
#226 College overall
Maryland
$8,878 / year
$25,068 / year
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona
#233 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
California State University, Fullerton | CSU Fullerton
#260 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina | The Citadel
#275 College overall
South Carolina
$75 / year
$75 / year
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | New Mexico Tech
#276 College overall
New Mexico
$7,031 / year
$22,860 / year
University of North Carolina at Wilmington | UNC Wilmington
#294 College overall
North Carolina
$4,443 / year
$18,508 / year
The State University of New York at Oneonta | SUNY Oneonta
#300 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
New York
$7,070 / year
$17,830 / year
California State University, Fresno | CSU Fresno
#336 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
Michigan Technological University | Michigan Tech
#352 College overall
Michigan
$16,654 / year
$37,800 / year
University of California, Merced | UC Merced
#353 College overall
California
$11,442 / year
$41,196 / year
The State University of New York at Albany | SUNY Albany
#363 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$24,910 / year
California State University, Northridge | CSUN
#366 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
University of North Carolina at Charlotte | UNC Charlotte
#369 College overall
North Carolina
$3,812 / year
$17,246 / year
The State University of New York at Cortland | SUNY Cortland
#381 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
The State University of New York at Geneseo | SUNY Geneseo
#426 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
Missouri University of Science & Technology | Missouri S&T
#440 College overall
Missouri
$9,296 / year
$27,580 / year
The State University of New York at Purchase | SUNY Purchase
#444 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
University of Massachusetts Lowell | UMass Lowell
#451 College overall
Massachusetts
$15,078 / year
$33,004 / year
University of Louisiana at Lafayette | UL Lafayette
#460 College overall
Louisiana
$5,407 / year
$19,135 / year
California State University, Los Angeles | Cal State LA
#518 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
The State University of New York at Oswego | SUNY Oswego
#564 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
The State University of New York at Plattsburgh | SUNY Plattsburgh
#578 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
#615 College overall
Pennsylvania
$18,086 / year
$25,100 / year
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis | IUPUI
#624 College overall
Indiana
$8,883 / year
$30,940 / year
University of North Carolina at Greensboro | UNC Greensboro
#631 College overall
North Carolina
$4,422 / year
$19,581 / year
The State University of New York Maritime College | SUNY Maritime College
#638 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
California State University Maritime Academy
#656 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
#682 College overall
Pennsylvania
$15,086 / year
$25,100 / year
North Carolina A&T State University | N.C. A&T
#704 College overall
North Carolina
$3,540 / year
$17,050 / year
North Carolina Central University | NCCU
#724 College overall
North Carolina
$3,728 / year
$16,435 / year
Tennessee Technological University | Tennessee Tech
#742 College overall
Tennessee
$8,520 / year
$18,552 / year
The State University of New York at Brockport | SUNY Brockport
#751 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
The State University of New York at Potsdam | SUNY Potsdam
#782 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
University of Massachusetts Boston | UMass Boston
#798 College overall
Massachusetts
$14,187 / year
$34,649 / year
The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | SUNY Poly
#814 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$17,830 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
#824 College overall
Pennsylvania
$15,086 / year
$25,100 / year
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
#839 College overall
South Dakota
$7,820 / year
$12,240 / year
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
#866 College overall
New Hampshire
$15,150 / year
$33,350 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
#884 College overall
Pennsylvania
$13,552 / year
$22,414 / year
The State University of New York at Fredonia | SUNY Fredonia
#900 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
Pennsylvania College of Technology | Penn Tech
#947 College overall
Pennsylvania
$15,120 / year
$22,680 / year
The State University of New York at Buffalo | SUNY Buffalo
#961 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
#962 College overall
Pennsylvania
$14,396 / year
$23,870 / year
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | UMass Dartmouth
#978 College overall
Massachusetts
$13,833 / year
$29,578 / year
The State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi | SUNY Delhi
#995 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$10,840 / year
University of North Carolina at Asheville
#1001 College overall
North Carolina
$4,122 / year
$21,470 / year
California State University, Stanislaus | Stanislaus State
#1009 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
#1013 College overall
Pennsylvania
$15,086 / year
$25,100 / year
Montana Tech of the University of Montana | Montana Tech
#1015 College overall
Montana
$5,707 / year
$20,791 / year
California State University-Dominguez Hills
#1018 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
University of South Carolina Aiken | USC Aiken
#1020 College overall
South Carolina
$10,398 / year
$20,856 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
#1027 College overall
Pennsylvania
$13,552 / year
$22,414 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
#1034 College overall
Pennsylvania
$14,338 / year
$23,610 / year
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | UA Little Rock
#1051 College overall
Arkansas
$5,729 / year
$16,320 / year
The State University of New York Alfred State College | SUNY Alfred State
#1068 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$14,150 / year
California State University Channel Islands | CSU Channel Islands
#1074 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
#1104 College overall
Pennsylvania
$13,552 / year
$22,414 / year
California State University, East Bay | CSU East Bay
#1108 College overall
California
$5,742 / year
$17,622 / year
University of Southern Mississippi | Southern Miss
#1114 College overall
Mississippi
$9,094 / year
$11,094 / year
University of South Carolina Upstate | USC Upstate
#1142 College overall
South Carolina
$11,208 / year
$22,170 / year
Coastal Carolina University | Coastal
#1158 College overall
South Carolina
$11,460 / year
$27,214 / year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
#1171 College overall
Pennsylvania
$14,338 / year
$23,610 / year
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
#1180 College overall
West Virginia
$7,728 / year
$19,296 / year
Indiana University of Pennsylvania | IUP
#1230 College overall
Pennsylvania
$9,570 / year
$13,890 / year
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
#1276 College overall
North Carolina
$1,000 / year
$5,000 / year
The State University of New York College of Technology at Canton | SUNY Canton
#1286 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$11,000 / year
The State University of New York at Old Westbury | SUNY Old Westbury
#1299 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
William Paterson University of New Jersey
#1314 College overall
New Jersey
$13,778 / year
$22,516 / year
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
#1319 College overall
Oklahoma
$4,574 / year
$10,184 / year
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
#1323 College overall
Pennsylvania
$8,288 / year
$16,576 / year
University of South Carolina-Beaufort
#1361 College overall
South Carolina
$10,344 / year
$21,390 / year
The State University of New York at Morrisville | SUNY Morrisville
#1431 College overall
New York
$7,070 / year
$16,980 / year
Potomac State College of West Virginia University
#1478 College overall
West Virginia
$4,608 / year
$11,760 / year
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
#1513 College overall
New Mexico
$4,686 / year
$4,686 / year
