Bachelor's degree · Languages and linguistics · CIP 16.16
American Sign Language: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 48 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in American Sign Language, together awarding 488 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $39,409 one year after finishing and $49,923 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $22,833 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare American Sign Language programs on one chart
Pick any two measures. Hover a dot to see the college; click it to open the college's page.
Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 8 of 48; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in American Sign Language
| William Woods University Fulton · Private nonprofit | MO | 36 | $39,453 | $44,281 | $16,409 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester · Private nonprofit | NY | 31 | $32,345 | $48,293 | $22,625 |
| Western Oregon University Monmouth · Public | OR | 29 | $32,486 | $51,690 | $20,500 |
| Utah Valley University Orem · Public | UT | 23 | $31,025 | $50,080 | n/a |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent · Public | OH | 21 | $35,539 | $46,339 | $25,000 |
| Gallaudet University Washington · Private nonprofit | DC | 20 | $39,559 | $65,730 | $17,500 |
| Lamar University Beaumont · Public | TX | 20 | n/a | $49,765 | $23,041 |
| University of Northern Colorado Greeley · Public | CO | 20 | $44,728 | n/a | n/a |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville · Public | FL | 19 | n/a | $47,870 | n/a |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond · Public | KY | 16 | $43,727 | $36,365 | n/a |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg · Public | PA | 14 | $40,819 | $50,620 | $25,000 |
| Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs · Private nonprofit | NC | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Troy University Troy · Public | AL | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Maryville College Maryville · Private nonprofit | TN | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Madonna University Livonia · Private nonprofit | MI | 10 | $38,125 | $53,681 | n/a |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester · Public | NH | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago · Private nonprofit | IL | 9 | $37,067 | $53,459 | $28,500 |
| Idaho State University Pocatello · Public | ID | 9 | $33,987 | n/a | n/a |
| Liberty University Lynchburg · Private nonprofit | VA | 9 | n/a | $53,556 | n/a |
| Bethel University Mishawaka · Private nonprofit | IN | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Goshen College Goshen · Private nonprofit | IN | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Houston Houston · Public | TX | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis · Public | IN | 7 | $40,252 | $49,667 | n/a |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater · Public | OK | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg · Public | TX | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Connecticut Storrs · Public | CT | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Kansas Lawrence · Public | KS | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Louisville Louisville · Public | KY | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque · Public | NM | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee · Public | WI | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Augustana University Sioux Falls · Private nonprofit | SD | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Keuka College Keuka Park · Private nonprofit | NY | 6 | n/a | $47,426 | n/a |
| McDaniel College Westminster · Private nonprofit | MD | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| St Catherine University Saint Paul · Private nonprofit | MN | 6 | $40,020 | $55,364 | n/a |
| University of Rochester Rochester · Private nonprofit | NY | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Valdosta State University Valdosta · Public | GA | 6 | $36,316 | n/a | n/a |
| Central Washington University Ellensburg · Public | WA | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Framingham State University Framingham · Public | MA | 5 | $39,409 | n/a | n/a |
| Minot State University Minot · Public | ND | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| North Central University Minneapolis · Private nonprofit | MN | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Northeastern University Boston · Private nonprofit | MA | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock · Public | AR | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Utah Tech University Saint George · Public | UT | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton · Public | OH | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mount Aloysius College Cresson · Private nonprofit | PA | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Georgia State University Atlanta · Public | GA | 1 | $41,052 | n/a | n/a |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo · Private nonprofit | PR | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wichita State University Wichita · Public | KS | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: American Sign Language
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in American Sign Language?
- The College Scorecard lists 48 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in American Sign Language.
- How much do American Sign Language graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $39,409 one year after graduation (17 institutions reporting) and $49,923 five years after graduation (16 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do American Sign Language graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Gallaudet University ($65,730), St Catherine University ($55,364), Madonna University ($53,681), Liberty University ($53,556), and Columbia College Chicago ($53,459).
- How much student debt do American Sign Language graduates have?
- The median institution's American Sign Language graduates leave with $22,833 in federal student loans (8 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most American Sign Language degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: William Woods University (36), Rochester Institute of Technology (31), Western Oregon University (29), Utah Valley University (23), and Kent State University at Kent (21).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in American Sign Language (CIP code 16.16), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.