American Sign Language at Columbia College Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a ASL school? To help you decide if Columbia College Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ASL program.

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College Chicago in 2021, 21 of them were American Sign Language majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the ASL progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	16
Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value American Sign Language Schools	21
	23
Most Popular American Sign Language Schools	41

How Much Do ASL Graduates from Columbia Make?

The median salary of ASL students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $28,692. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,687 for all ASL students.

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

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in American Sign Language from Columbia in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ASL at Columbia are white. This is above average 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in ASL. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.