by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Sign Language Interpretation & Translation. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
American Sign Language is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Georgia State 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Georgia State was ranked #30 on College Factual's Best Schools for ASL list. It is also ranked #2 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Georgia State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Georgia State paid an average of $933 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $298 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,158 | $22,389 |
| Fees | $2,128 | $2,128 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,592 | $15,592 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,424 | $3,424 |
Learn more about Georgia State tuition and fees.
Georgia State 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 Georgia State Online Learning page.
About 92.3% of the students who received their BA in ASL in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 87.1%.
Around 7.7% of ASL bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia State 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 | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
American Sign Language students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sign Language Interpretation & Translation | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to American Sign Language.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 42 |
| Germanic Languages | 1 |
| Romance Languages | 25 |
View All American Sign Language Related Majors >
*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.
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