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2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American Sign Language. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American Sign Language programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 26 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full UNF American Sign Language Report

#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 $48-$75k. St Catherine University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 6 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Kate’s are $17,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on American Sign Language at St Catherine University

#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 $48-$75k. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 9 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree asl students whose families make $48-$75k list, Western Oregon State College has also earned the #4 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 Western Oregon University are $28,518.

Full Western Oregon State College American Sign Language Report

#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 $48-$75k list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 40 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. 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

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 $48-$75k list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 24 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado American Sign Language Report

#1 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree asl students whose families make $48-$75k 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 full report on 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%.

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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