American Sign Language is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at St Catherine 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. St. Kate's is in the top 10% of the country for ASL. More specifically it was ranked #5 out of 40 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Minnesota.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at St. Kate’s was $1,057 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $33,826 | $33,826 |
Fees | $894 | $894 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,100 | $9,100 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,350 | $2,350 |
Learn more about St. Kate’s tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. ASL students who received their bachelor’s degree at St. Kate’s took out an average of $29,000 in student loans. That is 38% higher than the national average of $21,044.
The median early career salary of ASL students who receive their bachelor’s degree from St. Kate’s is $38,649 per year. That is 33% higher than the national average of $29,063.
Online degrees for the St. Kate’s ASL bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the St. Kate’s Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ASL in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ASL at St. Kate’s in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 10 |
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 |
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American Sign Language (ASL) | 4 |
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to American Sign Language.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Romance Languages | 2 |
*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.