American Sign Language at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 8,899 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.

UA Little Rock American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in ASL
• Bachelor’s Degree in ASL

UA Little Rock American Sign Language Rankings

The asl major at UA Little Rock 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 UA Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock American Sign Language Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of asl associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in asl only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at UA Little Rock may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

UA Little Rock does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in asl graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a associate's in asl.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UA Little Rock American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of asl bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical asl bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UA Little Rock since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

The following asl concentations are available at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation	21

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Professors	920	$57,420
Interpreters and Translators	120	$34,260

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 Ualrcomm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.