2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major
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Degrees Awarded
$31,052
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
American Sign Language is the 199th most popular major in the country with 2,724 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, American Sign Language graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,250 and had an average of $24,208 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 548 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major” ranking looked at 47 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American Sign Language. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in American Sign Language.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree asl students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major that were part of this year’s ranking, William Woods University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fulton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on American Sign Language at William Woods
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about American Sign Language at Gallaudet
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Maryville College is located in Maryville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Read more about American Sign Language at Maryville College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goshen College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major. Located in Goshen, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about American Sign Language at Goshen
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on American Sign Language at North Central University
Siena Heights University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking, coming in at #6. Adrian, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Siena Heights University
University of New Hampshire at Manchester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about American Sign Language at University of New Hampshire at Manchester
With a ranking of #8, Keuka College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Keuka College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Keuka Park, New York. It awarded 9 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Keuka College
Western Oregon University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking. Western Oregon State College is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 20 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Oregon University American Sign Language Report
Piedmont International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Piedmont International University
Columbia College Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Columbia
With a ranking of #12, Madonna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Madonna is a small school located in Livonia, Michigan that handed out 16 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Madonna University
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Mishawaka, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about American Sign Language at Bethel University
Framingham State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Framingham State University is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Framingham State
St Catherine University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about American Sign Language at St Catherine University
Augustana University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about American Sign Language at Augustana University
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 32 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full RIT American Sign Language Report
With a ranking of #19, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Gardner - Webb University
Valdosta State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking. VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Valdosta State University
Minot State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking. Located in Minot, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Minot State University
Troy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking, coming in at #22. Troy University is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Read more about American Sign Language at Troy University
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking, coming in at #23. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Idaho State University
University of North Florida ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on American Sign Language at UNF
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at UA Little Rock
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