American Sign Language at Framingham State University

If you are interested in studying American Sign Language, you may want to check out the program at Framingham State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Framingham State is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and approximately 4,876 students attend the school each year. Of the 835 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Framingham State University in 2021, 15 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.

Framingham State American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ASL

Framingham State American Sign Language Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ASL major at Framingham State 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 Focused American Sign Language Schools	36

ASL Student Demographics at Framingham State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ASL majors at Framingham State University.

Framingham State American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in ASL from Framingham State. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men. The typical ASL bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at Framingham State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ASL at Framingham State 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 Framingham State University with a bachelor's in ASL.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Romance Languages

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 MA, the home state for Framingham State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.