East Carolina University

East Carolina University awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in social work in the most recent reporting year, which ranks it #78 out of the 587 U.S. colleges that award the degree. That puts it among the larger BSW programs in the country — roughly 0.35% of every social work bachelor's degree awarded nationally comes from here.

61.9% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (66.0%) than full-time students (56.2%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field.

The average student pays $13,755 a year after grants and scholarships — about the same as the $15,045 median across the 23 BSW colleges in North Carolina. 37.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.