American Sign Language at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and has a total student population of 16,497. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in ASL from TROY.

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.

TROY American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ASL

Online Classes Are Available at TROY

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, TROY does offer online courses in ASL for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

TROY American Sign Language Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ASL major at TROY 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22

ASL Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ASL from TROY in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ASL at TROY 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in ASL.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

TROY 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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Professors	3,180	$36,330
Interpreters and Translators	250	$40,510

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.