by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Sign Language Interpretation & Translation. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
American Sign Language is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Gallaudet University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in ASL, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Gallaudet paid an average of $1,010 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,180 | $18,180 |
| Fees | $526 | $526 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Gallaudet offers online option in its ASL doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Gallaudet Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the ASL students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.7%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in ASL at Gallaudet in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
American Sign Language students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sign Language Interpretation & Translation | 3 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.