by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 New England region, there were 63 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region asl students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 ’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Essex Community College is a small school located in Haverhill, Massachusetts that handed out 17 ’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 6 ’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fall River, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire at Manchester. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ASL degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on American Sign Language at UNH Manchester
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Connecticut Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Winsted, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ASL degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Northwestern Connecticut Community College
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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