2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region” 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 Far Western US region, there were 719 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,200 and $26,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American Sign Language programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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 Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language in the Far Western US Region

#1

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #1 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western Oregon State College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon University 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

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

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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