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Basic Certificate in American Sign Language

Basic Certificates in American Sign Language

693 Yearly Graduations
90% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 34% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.4% of asl graduates were international students.

Education Levels of ASL Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 693 people earned their basic certificate in asl. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in asl at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 794
Basic Certificate 693
Bachelor’s Degree 473
Undergraduate Certificate 270
Master’s Degree 106
Graduate Certificate 3
Doctor’s Degree 2

Earnings of ASL Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for asl majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for asl majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in asl. About 89.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 70
Women 623
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The racial-ethnic distribution of asl basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 14
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 155
White 436
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 45
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to asl that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages 1,088
Linguistics & Literature 614
East Asian Languages 265
252
Other Foreign Language & Literature 158

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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