2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in Oregon

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended ASL Major in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Oregon, there were 63 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,834 and $22,950 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended ASL Major in Oregon” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in American Sign Language. To top this list, a school must have a successful American Sign Language program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended ASL Major in Oregon” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Well Attended ASL Major in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended ASL Major in Oregon”.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for American Sign Language in Oregon

1

Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon

#7 overall quality in Oregon

$37,927 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,960 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended ASL Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified ’s ASL students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on American Sign Language at Western Oregon University

2

Portland Community College
Portland, Oregon

#11 overall quality in Oregon

$44,075 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,905 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in Oregon list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified ’s ASL students in 2020-2021.

Read more about American Sign Language at Portland Community College

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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