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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

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.

This year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the American Sign Language program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Getting Aid

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Siena Heights University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students with aid list, Siena Heights University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Siena Heights University is $21,249 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.

Read more about American Sign Language at Siena Heights University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 7 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students with aid list, IUPUI has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for IUPUI is $11,285 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.

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

#3

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the #3 spot on the list. Madonna is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

Madonna also made our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Madonna is $17,574 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.

Read full report on American Sign Language at Madonna

#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 Getting Aid. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,823 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend Wright State University - Main Campus.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus American Sign Language Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students 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 University at Kent is $18,885 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.

Full Kent State University at Kent American Sign Language Report

#6

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan

Baker College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Owosso, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s ASL degrees 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 $15,049 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asl students with aid per year to attend Baker College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Baker College American Sign Language Report

#7

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Columbia College Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $31,099 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend Columbia.

Read more about American Sign Language at Columbia

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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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