2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (With Aid)
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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 528 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American Sign Language. 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the American Sign Language program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (With Aid)
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.
UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,606 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend University of North Florida.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on American Sign Language at University of North Florida
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UVU also made our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend Utah Valley University is $9,159 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Valdosta State University is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
VSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,969 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid per year to attend VSU.
Read more about American Sign Language at Valdosta State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Western Oregon State College is a small public school situated in Monmouth, Oregon. It awarded 41 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.
Western Oregon State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Oregon State College is $19,315 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.
Read more about American Sign Language at Western Oregon State College
With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend UH.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
St Catherine University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. St. Kate’s is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
St. Kate’s also took the #3 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,078 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend St. Kate’s.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Gallaudet University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gallaudet, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gallaudet is $14,595 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
UA Little Rock also took the #20 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,906 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend UA Little Rock.
Read more about American Sign Language at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 19 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern also made our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $14,149 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend Eastern Kentucky University.
Full Eastern Kentucky University American Sign Language Report
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
ISU also made our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend ISU is $16,810 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus American Sign Language Report
Siena Heights University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Siena Heights University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,249 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid per year to attend Siena Heights University.
Augustana University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Augustana University is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree asl students with aid list, Augustana Sioux Falls has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Augustana Sioux Falls is $24,072 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Troy University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Troy University is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 11 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Troy University is $14,285 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Bloomsburg is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Bloomsburg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is $20,230 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.
Read more about American Sign Language at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 7 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for IUPUI is $11,285 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Madonna, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Madonna University is $17,574 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Madonna University
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Wright State University - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wright State University - Main Campus is $16,823 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.
Read more about American Sign Language at Wright State University - Main Campus
University of Northern Colorado landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,714 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.
Read full report on American Sign Language at University of Northern Colorado
Georgia State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia State is $13,953 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Georgia State University
Kent State University at Kent ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kent State is $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid.
University of Louisville came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ASL degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree asl students with aid list, UofL has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,867 for bachelor’s degree asl students with aid per year to attend UofL.
William Woods University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. William Woods is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fulton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
William Woods not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $24,593 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend William Woods University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Baker College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. This medium-sized school is located in Owosso, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,049 for Bachelor’s Degree ASL students with aid per year to attend Baker College.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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- 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%.
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