by our College Data Analytics TeamAmerican Sign Language is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at William Woods University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ASL, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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. William Woods was ranked #6 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for ASL majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for William Woods.
Part-time undergraduates at William Woods paid an average of $425 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| Fees | $930 | $930 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,990 | $9,990 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,562 | $6,562 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at William Woods in ASL walked away with an average of $25,750 in student debt. That is 22% higher than the national average of $21,044.
The median early career salary of ASL students who receive their bachelor’s degree from William Woods is $31,855 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $29,063.
Online degrees for the William Woods 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 William Woods Online Learning page.
Women made up around 92.9% 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 11.9% of ASL bachelor’s degree recipients at William Woods 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 | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 35 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
American Sign Language students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 8 |
| Sign Language Interpretation & Translation | 34 |
*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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