2025 Best Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

a bachelor's degree in sign language interpretation & translation is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #408 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in sign language interpretation & translation during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sign language interpretation & translation students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sign language interpretation & translation students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sign language interpretation & translation related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sign language interpretation & translation students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sign Language Interpretation & Translation in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sign language interpretation & translation.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

1

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Gallaudet University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sign language interpretation & translation. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sign language interpretation & translation from Gallaudet University

2

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sign language interpretation & translation. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.More information about a bachelor’s in sign language interpretation & translation from Rochester Institute of Technology

Best Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Colleges by State

Explore the best sign language interpretation & translation colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	41
Pennsylvania	698	31
District of Columbia	226	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

One of 3 majors within the American Sign Language area of study, Sign Language Interpretation & Translation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
American Sign Language (ASL)	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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