American Sign Language (ASL) at Gallaudet University

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

Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 1,451.

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

Gallaudet American Sign Language (ASL) Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ASL
• Master’s Degree in ASL

Gallaudet American Sign Language (ASL) Rankings

The asl major at Gallaudet is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for American Sign Language (ASL). 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 Gallaudet

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the asl majors at Gallaudet University.

Gallaudet American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of asl bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical asl bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Gallaudet since its program graduates 48% more men than average.

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

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

Gallaudet American Sign Language (ASL) Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of asl master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in asl each year. Gallaudet does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

Of the students who received a asl master's degree from Gallaudet, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gallaudet University with a master's in asl.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Linguistics of ASL & Other Sign Languages
• Sign Language Interpretation & Translation

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 DC, the home state for Gallaudet University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Interpreters and Translators	490	$93,730

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 AgnosticPreachersKid under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.