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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language

7 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$46,399 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on ASL Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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 Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major

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

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language

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Gallaudet University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Gallaudet University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 46 masters’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about American Sign Language at Gallaudet University

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Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s ASL students in 2020-2021.

Full Western Oregon University American Sign Language Report

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major. St. Kate’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 12 masters’s ASL degrees 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. Kate’s

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s 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%.

Full University of Northern Colorado American Sign Language Report

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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. UNF is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on American Sign Language at University of North Florida

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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ASL degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about American Sign Language at RIT

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ASL Major list. Eastern Michigan University is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern Michigan American Sign Language Report

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