American Sign Language at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in ASL from Kent State.

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.

Kent State American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ASL

Kent State American Sign Language Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ASL programs across the country. The following shows how Kent State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ASL major at Kent 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
Best Value American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused American Sign Language Schools	135

Earnings of Kent State ASL Graduates

The median salary of ASL students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $32,146. This is 1% higher than $31,687, which is the national average for all ASL bachelor's degree recipients.

ASL Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ASL from Kent State in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ASL at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in ASL.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Romance Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.