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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$29,108 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2020-2021, 2,724 people earned their degree in American Sign Language, making the major the 199th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 432 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,108 and $29,244 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American Sign Language. That schools that top this list have a program in American Sign Language in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language in the Great Lakes Region

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Goshen College
Goshen, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goshen College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Goshen is a private not-for-profit institution located in Goshen, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Goshen College American Sign Language Report

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Siena Heights University
Adrian, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.

Full Siena Heights University American Sign Language Report

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

Full Columbia College Chicago American Sign Language Report

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Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Madonna University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region. Madonna University is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

Full Madonna American Sign Language Report

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Bethel University - Mishawaka
Mishawaka, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University - Mishawaka. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bethel University - Mishawaka is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mishawaka, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees 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 full report on American Sign Language at Bethel University

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a 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 Kent State University at Kent

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

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

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full IUPUI American Sign Language Report

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about American Sign Language at UC

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern Michigan University American Sign Language Report

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