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2023 Most Focused Colleges for American Sign Language in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 165 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,321 and $26,644 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in American Sign Language. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their American Sign Language program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region asl students.

Top 8 Most Focused Colleges for American Sign Language in the Plains States Region

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William Woods University
Fulton, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region list. Fulton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s ASL degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Full William Woods American Sign Language Report

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North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s ASL students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on American Sign Language at North Central University

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified ’s ASL students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about American Sign Language at St Catherine University

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Augustana University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the #4 spot on the list. Augustana Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Augustana University American Sign Language Report

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Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ASL degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about American Sign Language at Saint Paul College

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Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota

Minot State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minot, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s ASL students in 2020-2021.

Full MSU American Sign Language Report

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region list. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a medium-sized school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 7 ’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern Iowa Community College District American Sign Language Report

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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 15 ’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Saint Louis Community College American Sign Language Report

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