American Sign Language at Western Oregon University

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

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and approximately 4,554 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.

Western Oregon State College American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ASL
• Master’s Degree in ASL

Western Oregon State College American Sign Language Rankings

The asl major at Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the asl majors at Western Oregon University.

Western Oregon State College American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of asl bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical asl bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Western Oregon State College since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in asl at Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon University with a bachelor's in asl.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western Oregon State College American Sign Language Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of asl master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a asl master's degree from Western Oregon State College, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oregon University with a master's in asl.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

American Sign Language majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Oregon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation	32

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 OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Interpreters and Translators	1,210	$50,090

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 Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.