American Sign Language at William Woods University

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

William Woods is located in Fulton, Missouri and approximately 2,114 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 50 ASL majors received their bachelor's degree from William Woods.

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.

William Woods American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ASL

William Woods American Sign Language Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ASL progam at William Woods 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 William Woods 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
Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13

How Much Do ASL Graduates from William Woods Make?

The median salary of ASL students who receive their bachelor's degree at William Woods is $29,826. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,687 for all ASL students.

ASL Student Demographics at William Woods

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

William Woods American Sign Language Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ASL from William Woods in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ASL at William Woods 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 William Woods University with a bachelor's in ASL.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Related Majors

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 MO, the home state for William Woods University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Interpreters and Translators	980	$62,610

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 AgnosticPreachersKid under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.