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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $0-$30k)

12 Ranked Colleges
1,023 Degrees Awarded
$7,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,737 people earned their degree in American Sign Language, making the major the 197th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, American Sign Language graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,270 and had an average of $21,733 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,023 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in American Sign Language. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American Sign Language programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the American Sign Language program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ASL degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

LCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,494 for Associate Degree ASL students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend LCC.

Full LCC American Sign Language Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #2 spot on the list. OSU-OKC is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 13 associates’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC also made our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for OSU-OKC is $5,742 for Associate Degree ASL students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about American Sign Language at Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarrant County College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $5,225 for associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about American Sign Language at Tarrant County College

#4

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Louis Community College is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,930 for associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Saint Louis Community College.

Full Saint Louis Community College American Sign Language Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 10 associates’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cincinnati State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is $3,756 for associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about American Sign Language at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Austin Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Associate Degree ASL students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Austin Community College District American Sign Language Report

With a ranking of #7, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cuyahoga Community College District has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cuyahoga Community College District is $3,635 for Associate Degree ASL students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on American Sign Language at Cuyahoga Community College District

#8

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois

Southwestern Illinois College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 16 associates’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k list, SWIC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SWIC is $5,506 for Associate Degree ASL students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about American Sign Language at SWIC

#6 in overall quality

Weber State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. WSU is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 4 associates’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for WSU is $9,790 for associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about American Sign Language at Weber State University

#10

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 13 associates’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $10,901 for associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about American Sign Language at Saint Paul College

#11

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#10 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 11 associates’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $13,936 for Associate Degree ASL students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UA Little Rock American Sign Language Report

#12

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#11 in overall quality

Idaho State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k list, ISU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Idaho State University is $14,680 for associate degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about American Sign Language at ISU

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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