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2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

American Sign Language is the 197th most popular major in the country with 2,737 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, American Sign Language graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,270 and had an average of $21,733 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 319 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,400 and $26,507 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in American Sign Language. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American Sign Language programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the American Sign Language program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Rochester has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $15,324 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Rochester.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Read full report on American Sign Language at University of Rochester

#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,439 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k 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.

Read more about American Sign Language at Gallaudet University

#3

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bloomsburg, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $15,638 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Full Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania American Sign Language Report

#4

Keuka College

Keuka Park, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keuka College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Keuka College is located in Keuka Park, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

Keuka College also took the #5 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Keuka College is $19,600 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree ASL students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about American Sign Language at Keuka College

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Institute of Technology is $27,095 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree asl students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full RIT American Sign Language 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%.

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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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