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2022 Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ASL Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in American Sign Language. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American Sign Language programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree asl students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American Sign Language (With Aid)

#1

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#3 in overall quality
$21,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$52,607 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Getting Aid list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ASL degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Florida are $21,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on American Sign Language at UNF

#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid. St. Kate’s is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 6 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 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 St Catherine University are $17,400.

Read full report on American Sign Language at St Catherine University

#3

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#4 in overall quality
$28,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ASL degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also took the #4 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon State College are $28,518, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Oregon University American Sign Language Report

#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality
$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$50,606 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Getting Aid list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s ASL students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gallaudet, the school also landed 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 are $18,706.

Read more about American Sign Language at Gallaudet University

#5

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
#5 in overall quality
$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$50,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ASL Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 24 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree asl students with aid list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #5 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 University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Read full report on American Sign Language at University of Northern Colorado

#6

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality
$50,442 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s ASL degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on American Sign Language at Rochester Institute of Technology

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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