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Basic Certificate in Sign Language Interpretation & Translation

Basic Certificates in Sign Language Interpretation & Translation

305 Yearly Graduations
88% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 35% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.7% of sign language interpretation and translation graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 305 people earned their basic certificate in sign language interpretation and translation. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in sign language interpretation and translation at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 464
Bachelor’s Degree 336
Basic Certificate 305
Undergraduate Certificate 224
Master’s Degree 71
Doctor’s Degree 1

Earnings of Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for sign language interpretation and translation majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for sign language interpretation and translation majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in sign language interpretation and translation. About 88.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 36
Women 269
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The racial-ethnic distribution of sign language interpretation and translation basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 184
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 20
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to sign language interpretation and translation that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
American Sign Language (ASL) 384
Other American Sign Language 4

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.

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