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

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 District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia, there were 71 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,500 and $26,702 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,606 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 40 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also took the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706.

Full Gallaudet University American Sign Language Report

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