American Sign Language at Columbia College Chicago

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying american sign language, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in American Sign Language section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia American Sign Language Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in ASL

Columbia American Sign Language Rankings

The asl major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for American Sign Language. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

ASL Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the asl majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Columbia American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

74% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of asl bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical asl bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in asl at Columbia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a bachelor's in asl.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

The following asl concentations are available at Columbia College Chicago. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia College Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation	21

Careers That ASL Grads May Go Into

A degree in asl can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Columbia College Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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