When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in american sign language sits in the middle of the road, ranking #199 out of 363 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of american sign language. Combined, these schools handed out 63 bachelor's degrees in american sign language to qualified students.
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Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to american sign language students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other american sign language students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for american sign language to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized american sign language related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for american sign language students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Best American Sign Language Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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William Woods University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in american sign language. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Fulton.
Bachelor's recipients from the american sign language program at William Woods University earn $4,081 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in american sign language needs to take a look at St Catherine University. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the asl program make around $28,787 in the first couple years of working.
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).
