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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language

5 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American Sign Language. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American Sign Language 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 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 Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree asl students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language

#1

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#3 in overall quality
$21,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$52,607 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ASL degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Florida are $21,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about American Sign Language at UNF

#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality
$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$50,606 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gallaudet, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
#5 in overall quality
$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$50,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 24 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #5 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Read full report on American Sign Language at University of Northern Colorado

#4

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#4 in overall quality
$28,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s list. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ASL degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also took the #4 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon State College are $28,518, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about American Sign Language at Western Oregon State College

#5

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality
$50,442 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about American Sign Language at RIT

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%.

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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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