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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in American Sign Language. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American Sign Language programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#3 in overall quality
$21,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$52,607 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

UNF also took the #3 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNF are $21,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #2 spot on the list. St Catherine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 6 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s also made our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St Catherine University are $17,400.

Read full report on American Sign Language at St. Kate’s

#3

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#4 in overall quality
$28,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon University are $28,518, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about American Sign Language at Western Oregon State College

#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality
$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$50,606 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ASL degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also took the #2 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on American Sign Language at Gallaudet University

#5

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
#5 in overall quality
$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$50,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 24 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #5 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality
$50,442 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. RIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about American Sign Language at RIT

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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