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American Sign Language at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study American Sign Language, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. In 2021, 14 ASL majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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.

UNM American Sign Language Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ASL

UNM American Sign Language Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ASL progam at UNM 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 UNM 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 70

ASL Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ASL majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in American Sign Language from UNM in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in ASL.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Interpreters and Translators 510 $58,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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