2023 Best Value American Sign Language Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best American Sign Language School for You
American Sign Language is the #203 most popular major in the country with 2,724 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value American Sign Language Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for ASL students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in American Sign Language
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Paul College the best value school in the Plains States Region for American Sign Language students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year. After completing their degree, ASL graduates from Saint Paul College carry an average student debtload of $28,000.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value American Sign Language Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Kate’s are $35,532 a year. On average, ASL graduates from St. Kate's take out $28,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Woods University landed the # 3 spot on the list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Woods are $26,730 per year. ASL majors at William Woods take out an average of $23,932 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augustana University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value American Sign Language Schools in the Plains States Region list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.
Augustana Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $35,914 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Augustana Sioux Falls also did well on our Best American Sign Language Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Explore the best American Sign Language schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 56 |
| Minnesota | 45 |
| Iowa | 6 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
| South Dakota | 6 |
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Majors Related to ASL
One of 17 majors within the area of study, American Sign Language has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to ASL
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Romance Languages | 15,009 |
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 8,539 |
| East Asian Languages | 2,293 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 1,428 |
| Germanic Languages | 1,425 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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