by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 358 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,042 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree 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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The asl school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville College landed the #1 spot on the list. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Maryville, Tennessee. It awarded 12 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont International University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Piedmont International University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gardner - Webb University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s ASL 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
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Valdosta State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region. Troy University is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 16 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about American Sign Language at University of North Florida
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 11 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 6 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 more about American Sign Language at University of Louisville
Liberty University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Kentucky University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Kentucky University American Sign Language Report
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