Ten HBCU Departments of Social Work have been recognized as the most affordable accredited Master of Social Work (MSW) degree programs in the country by bestsocialworkprograms.com, ranking among 50 selected social work programs in the eastern United States.
To determine the rankings, accredited Council on Social Work Education programs were evaluated on data regarding graduate tuition and fees that was provided by National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) College Navigator. Using the NCES College Navigator, schools offering an Master of Social Work in New England, Mid-Atlantic and southeastern states were evaluated.
Here are the HBCUs that made the list of the 50 most affordable accredited Master of Social Work (MSW) degree programs:
| RANK | UNIVERSITY | LOCATION | |
| 1 | Albany State University | Albany, GA | |
| 3 | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC | |
| 4 | Savannah State University | Savannah, GA | |
| 5 | Delaware State University | Dover, DE | |
| 8 | North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC | |
| 13 | North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC | |
| 20 | Morgan State University | Baltimore, MD | |
| 24 | Norfolk State University | Norfolk, VA | |
| 30 | Florida A&M University | Tallahassee, FL | |
| 49 | Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta, GA |
Source:North Carolina Central University, bestsocialworkprograms.com
