About Morgan State
Rankings and Recognitions
School of National Service
2019-2020 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader
Best Electrical Engineering Program 2021
Best Value MBA Programs 2021
Military Friendly® Gold Status 2023-2024
Top-Ranked Equity & Inclusion 2023-2024
Best Colleges Maryland 2021
Voter Friendly Campus 2023-2024
Best HBCU U.S.A. 2021
Top-Ranked HBCU M.S.N. Nursing Program 2021
Best Master's in Science Education Degree Programs 2021
Best-Ranked Nursing Programs in Maryland 2021
"Most Focused" Journalism 2021
Best Grad Schools (Engineering) 2024
2022 Maryland's Best Research University
Best HBCUs for LGBTQ+ Students
Best for Vets Colleges 2023
Best Online Social Work Programs 2024
"Best Value" Engineering 2024
Best MBA Programs 2023
Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Maryland 2024
Most Affordable Project Management Programs 2024
National Rankings*
Fulbright Scholars — 1st among all HBCUs
Fulbright-related grants to Morgan students: 150 for study in 44 countries
Fulbright-related grants to Morgan professors or administrators:
75 for study in 41 countries
Bachelor's Degrees Awarded to African Americans
- 1st Architecture and Environmental Design (tied)
- 1st Electrical Engineering
- 1st Multi-Media Production
- 1st Transportation Systems Engineering
- 2nd Civil Engineering
- 3rd Applied Liberal Studies
- 3rd Cloud Computing (tied)
- 3rd Construction Management
- 3rd Hospitality Management
- 3rd Industrial Engineering (tied)
- 3rd Nutritional Science
- 5th Engineering Physics (tied)
- 5th Interior Design
- 6th Computer Sciences (tied)
- 8th Information Science
- 8th Philosophy
- 8th Social Work
- 9th Health Education (tied)
- 10th Entrepreneurship (tied)
Master's Degrees Awarded to African Americans
- 1st Construction Management (tied)
- 2nd Engineering
- 2nd Hospitality Management
- 2nd Project Management
- 3rd African American Studies (tied)
- 5th Community College Administration and Instruction
- 9th Journalism (tied)
- 9th Sociology (tied)
Doctoral Research Degrees Awarded to African Americans
- 1st Community College Leadership
- 1st Engineering
- 1st English (tied)
- 1st Psychometrics
- 2nd Science Education (tied)
- 3rd Mathematics Education
- 9th History
- 9th Public Health (tied)
Source: IPEDS 2021-2022
*Partial Listing
Statewide Rankings*
Bachelor's Degrees Awarded to African Americans
- 1st Actuarial Science
- 1st Applied Liberal Studies
- 1st Architecture and Environmental Design
- 1st Civil Engineering
- 1st Cloud Computing
- 1st Construction Management
- 1st Electrical Engineering
- 1st Elementary Education
- 1st Engineering Physics
- 1st Entrepreneurship
- 1st Health Education
- 1st Hospitality Management
- 1st Industrial Engineering
- 1st Interior Design
- 1st Marketing
- 1st Medical Laboratory Sciences
- 1st Multi-Media Journalism
- 1st Multi-Platform Production
- 1st Music
- 1st Nutritional Science
- 1st Philosophy
- 1st Physical Education
- 1st Social Work
- 1st Sociology
- 1st Transportation Systems Engineering
Master's Degrees Awarded to African Americans
- 1st African American Studies
- 1st City and Regional Planning
- 1st Community College Administration and Instruction
- 1st Construction Management
- 1st Engineering
- 1st Higher Education Administration
- 1st Hospitality Management
- 1st Journalism
- 1st Project Management
- 1st Secondary Education
- 1st Sociology
Doctoral Research Degrees Awarded to African Americans
- 1st Business Administration
- 1st Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 1st English Language and Literature
- 1st History
- 1st Psychometrics
- 1st Public Health (tied)
- 1st Community College Leadership
- 1st Engineering
- 1st Higher Education Administration
- 1st Mathematics Education
- 1st Science Education
- 1st Social Work (tied)
- 1st Total doctoral degrees
Source: IPEDS 2021-2022
*Partial Listing