2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for ASL for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$27,834
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for ASL for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
American Sign Language is the 199th most popular major in the country with 2,724 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, American Sign Language graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,250 and had an average of $24,208 in loans still to pay off.
Across Oregon, there were 63 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,834 and $22,950 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,095 and $25,983 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American Sign Language programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for ASL for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for ASL for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for ASL for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for ASL for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western Oregon State College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Of the 4,554 students enrolled at Western Oregon State College, 187 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 89 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,651. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Oregon University]](/colleges/western-oregon-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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