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2025 Best American Sign Language Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
332 ASL Degrees Awarded
$35,837 Avg Early-Career Salary
American Sign Language is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #199 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for american sign language students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 332 degrees in american sign language to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great American Sign Language School

Best American Sign Language Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The asl program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for American Sign Language rankings. We derive our Best Overall American Sign Language School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

American Sign Language Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in ASL
Master's Degrees in ASL
Doctor's Degrees in ASL

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for American Sign Language in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of asl degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in ASL

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Gallaudet University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
94 ASL Degrees Awarded
18.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in american sign language has to check out Gallaudet University. 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 approximately 94 american sign language students who graduated with this degree at Gallaudet in the most recent data year. Those american sign language students who get their degree from Gallaudet University earn $18,310 more than the average asl grad.

More information about a degree in american sign language from Gallaudet University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 ASL Degrees Awarded
13.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in american sign language has to take a look at Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.

There were roughly 44 american sign language students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the asl program make around $31,969 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in american sign language from Rochester Institute of Technology

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Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$30,294 Median Starting Salary

Keuka College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in american sign language. Keuka College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Keuka Park. This college ranks 127th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 4 american sign language students who graduated with this degree at Keuka College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the asl program make around $30,294 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in american sign language from Keuka College

Best American Sign Language Colleges by State

Explore the best american sign language colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 41
New York 333 92
Maryland 279 14
New Jersey 273 21
District of Columbia 188 77

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One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, American Sign Language has other similar majors worth exploring.

ASL Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation 159
American Sign Language (ASL) 153
Linguistics of ASL & Other Sign Languages 14
Other American Sign Language 6

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 2,006
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,265
East Asian Languages 369
Classical Languages & Literature 281
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 210
Germanic Languages 170
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 121
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 102
Second Language Learning 49
Iranian & Persian Languages 2

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