2025 Best American Sign Language Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

American Sign Language is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #199 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for american sign language students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 bachelor's degrees in american sign language during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on american sign language students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of american sign language students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt american sign language students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized american sign language related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for american sign language students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank American Sign Language Schools

The asl 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 American Sign Language Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study American Sign Language in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in american sign language.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in ASL

1

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

18 Annual Graduates

$33,929 Median Starting Salary

Kent State University at Kent is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in american sign language. Kent State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Kent.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the asl program report average early career earnings of $33,929.

More information about a bachelor’s in american sign language from Kent State University at Kent

2

Siena Heights University
Adrian, MI

11 Annual Graduates

$42,890 Median Starting Salary

Siena Heights University is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in american sign language. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Adrian.

American Sign Language bachelor's degree recipients from Siena Heights University receive an earnings boost of around $7,612 over the average earnings of american sign language majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in american sign language from Siena Heights University

Best American Sign Language Colleges by State

Explore the best american sign language colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	34
Ohio	252	24
Illinois	241	21
Indiana	235	22

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American Sign Language Related Rankings by Major

American Sign Language is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

ASL Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation	71
American Sign Language (ASL)	8

Majors Similar to ASL

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	1,960
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	410
Classical Languages & Literature	225
Germanic Languages	211
East Asian Languages	180
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	87
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	74
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	45
Greek Language & Literature	4
African Languages	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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