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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Salary
Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

American Sign Language is the 197th most popular major in the country with 2,737 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 455 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,400 and $19,375 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in American Sign Language. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American Sign Language programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the American Sign Language program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the #1 spot on the list. Madonna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $48-$75k list, Madonna has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Madonna University is $16,099 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Madonna American Sign Language Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also made our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,314 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Read full report on American Sign Language at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#3

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Siena Heights University is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 21 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

Siena Heights University also took the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Siena Heights University is $18,562 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about American Sign Language at Siena Heights University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wright State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 7 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $16,908 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Wright State University - Main Campus.

Read more about American Sign Language at Wright State University - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #5 spot on the list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kent State is $19,299 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on American Sign Language at Kent State

#6

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan

Baker College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Owosso, Michigan, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

Baker College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,933 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Baker College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Baker College American Sign Language Report

#7

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Columbia College Chicago landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Columbia College Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College Chicago is $31,071 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Columbia American Sign Language Report

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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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