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2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 883 people earned their degree in American Sign Language (ASL), making the major the 581st most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 124 American Sign Language (ASL) graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American Sign Language (ASL). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American Sign Language (ASL) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the American Sign Language (ASL) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (ASL) (With Aid)

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree asl students with aid list, Lamar University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.

Read full report on American Sign Language (ASL) at Lamar University

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 29 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Utah Valley University is $9,159 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.

Full UVU American Sign Language (ASL) Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,838 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid per year to attend University of Houston.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about American Sign Language (ASL) at University of Houston

#4

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. St Catherine University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 4 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,078 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid per year to attend St. Kate’s.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Kate’s American Sign Language (ASL) Report

#5

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also made our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Gallaudet University is $14,595 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on American Sign Language (ASL) at Gallaudet University

#6

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Madonna University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Madonna University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree asl students with aid list, Madonna has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,574 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend Madonna University.

Read more about American Sign Language (ASL) at Madonna

#9 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

Kent State also made our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Kent State is $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.

Read more about American Sign Language (ASL) at Kent State

#8

William Woods University

Fulton, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

William Woods University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. William Woods is located in Fulton, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

William Woods not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend William Woods is $24,593 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about American Sign Language (ASL) at William Woods University

#9

Keuka College

Keuka Park, New York
#7 in overall quality

Keuka College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Keuka Park, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keuka College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Keuka College is $24,551 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.

Read more about American Sign Language (ASL) at Keuka College

#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#2 in overall quality

University of Rochester did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rochester is $29,522 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on American Sign Language (ASL) at University of Rochester

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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