2024 Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

American Sign Language (ASL) isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #594 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in american sign language (asl) during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to american sign language (asl) students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other american sign language (asl) students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized american sign language (asl) related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for american sign language (asl) students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study American Sign Language (ASL) in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in american sign language (asl).

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in ASL

1

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Gallaudet University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in american sign language (asl). Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in american sign language (asl) from Gallaudet University

2

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

8 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Rochester if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in american sign language (asl). Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in american sign language (asl) from University of Rochester

Best American Sign Language (ASL) Colleges by State

Explore the best american sign language (asl) schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	8
District of Columbia	226	12

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American Sign Language (ASL) Related Rankings by Major

American Sign Language (ASL) is one of 3 different types of American Sign Language programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ASL

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation	88

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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