American Sign Language at Rochester Institute of Technology

Every American Sign Language school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ASL program at Rochester Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,565 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2021, 32 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.

RIT American Sign Language Degrees Available

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

RIT American Sign Language Rankings

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best American Sign Language Schools	18

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in ASL from RIT. This makes it the #6 most popular school for ASL master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ASL Graduates from RIT Make?

The median salary of ASL students who receive their bachelor's degree at RIT is $31,687. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allASL bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

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

The ASL program at RIT awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

About 69% 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.