2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 719 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,200 and $26,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 9 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also took the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon University are $28,518.

Full Western Oregon University American Sign Language Report

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

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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