by our College Data Analytics TeamAmerican Sign Language is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Eastern Kentucky University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ASL, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Eastern was ranked #24 on College Factual's Best Schools for ASL list. It is also ranked #1 in Kentucky.
Here are some of the other rankings for Eastern.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Eastern was $806 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,266 | $19,338 |
| Fees | $610 | $610 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,476 | $10,476 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,800 | $2,800 |
Learn more about Eastern tuition and fees.
ASL who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern make an average of $29,685 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% higher than the national average of $29,063.
Eastern does not offer an online option for its ASL bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 89.5% of the ASL students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 87.1%.
Around 5.3% of ASL bachelor’s degree recipients at Eastern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
American Sign Language students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sign Language Interpretation & Translation | 16 |
| Other American Sign Language | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to American Sign Language.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Romance Languages | 22 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
