American Sign Language at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you plan to study american sign language, take a look at what Rochester Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 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.

RIT American Sign Language Degrees Available

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

RIT American Sign Language Rankings

The asl major at RIT 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 RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the asl majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of asl bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in asl at RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in asl.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RIT American Sign Language Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of asl master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a asl master's degree from RIT, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

The following asl concentations are available at Rochester Institute of Technology. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation	38

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940

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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.