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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (ASL) (Income $30-$48k)

10 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 883 people earned their degree in American Sign Language (ASL), making the major the 581st most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 124 American Sign Language (ASL) graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American Sign Language (ASL). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American Sign Language (ASL) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the American Sign Language (ASL) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (ASL) (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also took the #5 spot in our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $10,631 for bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on American Sign Language (ASL) at Lamar University

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $9,925 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on American Sign Language (ASL) at University of Houston

#3

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s also took the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Catherine University is $17,569 for bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full St Catherine University American Sign Language (ASL) Report

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #4 spot on the list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

UVU also took the #10 spot in our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $8,047 for bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UVU American Sign Language (ASL) Report

#5

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #5 spot on the list. Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gallaudet, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,205 for bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Gallaudet University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Gallaudet University American Sign Language (ASL) Report

#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#2 in overall quality

University of Rochester came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also took the #2 spot in our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Rochester is $14,508 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on American Sign Language (ASL) at University of Rochester

#7

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Madonna University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

Madonna did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,625 for bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Madonna University.

Full Madonna American Sign Language (ASL) Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 3 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Kent State University at Kent is $15,374 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about American Sign Language (ASL) at Kent State

#9

William Woods University

Fulton, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

William Woods University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Fulton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

William Woods did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $26,790 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend William Woods University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full William Woods American Sign Language (ASL) Report

#10

Keuka College

Keuka Park, New York
#7 in overall quality

Keuka College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Keuka Park, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

Keuka College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,831 for bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Keuka College.

Full Keuka College American Sign Language (ASL) Report

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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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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