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2025 Best Deaf Studies Schools

5 Colleges in the United States
340 Deaf Studies Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, deaf studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #728 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Deaf Studies Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 340 degrees in deaf studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Deaf Studies School

Best Deaf Studies Schools The deaf studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Deaf Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Deaf Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Deaf Studies

The deaf studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Deaf Studies Schools. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Deaf Studies in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the deaf studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Deaf Studies

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
128 Deaf Studies Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in deaf studies has to look into California State University - Northridge. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 48th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 128 deaf studies students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
42 Deaf Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in deaf studies needs to look into California State University - Long Beach. CSULB is a very large public university located in the large city of Long Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #246 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CSULB is a great university overall.

There were about 42 deaf studies students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

It's hard to beat California State University - Sacramento if you want to pursue a degree in deaf studies. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 40th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 23 deaf studies students who graduated with this degree at Sac State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Towson University
Towson, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD

It is hard to beat Towson University if you wish to pursue a degree in deaf studies. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #188 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 deaf studies students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.

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Gallaudet University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
16.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 1077th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.

There were about 25 deaf studies students who graduated with this degree at Gallaudet in the most recent data year.

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Deaf Studies by Region

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One of 11 majors within the Ethnic Studies area of study, Deaf Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Women’s Studies 2,918
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other 2,242
African American Studies 1,044
Latino Studies 800
Ethnic Studies 706
Native American Studies 512
Disability Studies 412
Asian-American Studies 181
Gay/Lesbian Studies 83
Folklore Studies 60

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