If you plan on majoring in american sign language (asl), you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #551 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best American Sign Language (ASL) Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 980 degrees in american sign language (asl) to qualified students.
Choosing a Great American Sign Language (ASL) School
Your choice of american sign language (asl) school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for american sign language (asl) schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your American Sign Language (ASL) Degree Level
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Best Schools for American Sign Language (ASL) in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of asl degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Gallaudet University is a great option for students interested in a degree in american sign language (asl). Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 1077th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were approximately 58 american sign language (asl) students who graduated with this degree at Gallaudet in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in american sign language (asl) needs to look into William Woods University. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 7 american sign language (asl) students who graduated with this degree at William Woods in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in american sign language (asl) needs to check out Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kent. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 american sign language (asl) students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat St Catherine University if you wish to pursue a degree in american sign language (asl). Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #362 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Kate's is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 american sign language (asl) students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent data year.
Lamar University is a large public university located in the midsize city of Beaumont. This university ranks 78th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 14 american sign language (asl) students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent data year.
Keuka College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Keuka Park. This college ranks 127th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 1 american sign language (asl) students who graduated with this degree at Keuka College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #580 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 american sign language (asl) students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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Your choice of american sign language (asl) school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for american sign language (asl) schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
