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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $75-$110k)

6 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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 $75-$110k” 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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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 For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (Income $75-$110k)

#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 $75-$110k 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 fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 26 masters’s ASL 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNF American Sign Language Report

#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #2 spot on the list. St. Kate’s 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 took the #0 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St Catherine University are $17,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Oregon University is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 9 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Western Oregon University American Sign Language Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k 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 also took the #5 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 University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Full University of Northern Colorado American Sign Language Report

#5

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #5 spot on the list. Gallaudet University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s ASL degrees to qualified students.

Gallaudet also took the #2 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 Gallaudet University are $18,706.

Read more about American Sign Language at Gallaudet

#1 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 7 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree asl students whose families make $75-$110k list, RIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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%.

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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