by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
American Sign Language is the 199th most popular major in the country with 2,671 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , american sign language graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $32,250 and had an average of $22,946 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 107 american sign language graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,692 and $26,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in american sign language. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in american sign language.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois asl students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Logan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois list. Carterville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s asl degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on American Sign Language at John A Logan College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s asl students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 35 ’s asl degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about American Sign Language at Southwestern Illinois College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Central College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in East Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 3 ’s asl degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Illinois Central College
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Waubonsee Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Waubonsee Community College is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 ’s asl degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
College of DuPage landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois ranking. COD is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 8 ’s asl degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on American Sign Language at College of DuPage
With a ranking of #7, Richland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ASL Major in Illinois list. Richland Community College is located in Decatur, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 ’s asl degrees to qualified students.
Full Richland Community College American Sign Language Report
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