American Sign Language at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in ASL from VSU.

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.

VSU American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ASL

VSU American Sign Language Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ASL major at VSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
	33

How Much Do ASL Graduates from VSU Make?

The median salary of ASL students who receive their bachelor's degree at VSU is $24,740. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,687 for all ASL students.

ASL Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

The ASL program at VSU awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ASL at VSU 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in ASL.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VSU 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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Interpreters and Translators	1,610	$55,670

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.