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

6 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,737 people earned their degree in American Sign Language, making the major the 197th most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree asl students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Florida is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNF are $21,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on American Sign Language at UNF

#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. St. Kate’s is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

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

Read more about American Sign Language at St. Kate’s

#3

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Western Oregon State College is a public institution located in Monmouth, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon State College are $28,518, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on American Sign Language at Western Oregon State College

#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

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 $30-$48k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about American Sign Language at Gallaudet

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 24 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about American Sign Language at University of Northern Colorado

#1 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree asl students whose families make $30-$48k list, RIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442.

Read more about American Sign Language at Rochester Institute of Technology

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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