American Sign Language at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 8,899 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in ASL from UA Little Rock.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the ASL progam at UA Little Rock 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular American Sign Language Schools	41

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, 31% of ASL associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in ASL only graduates about 11% men each year. The program at UA Little Rock may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in ASL at UA Little Rock are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UA Little Rock American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in American Sign Language from UA Little Rock in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ASL at UA Little Rock 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 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	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UA Little Rock 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 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.