American Sign Language at University of Houston

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 University of Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2021, 12 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.

UH American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ASL

UH American Sign Language Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ASL programs across the country. The following shows how UH performed in these rankings.

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 UH 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 Schools	165

ASL Student Demographics at UH

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

UH American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 ASL majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ASL bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a bachelor's in ASL.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH 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
• 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.