2023 Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
79
Degrees Awarded
$23,500
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for ASL for an Associate” ranking.
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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 204 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,947 and $15,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 79 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American Sign Language programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the American Sign Language program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for ASL for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for ASL for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for ASL for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #1 spot on the list. WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Weber State University supports 29,596 students, and 747 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 472 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,815. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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