American Sign Language at Gallaudet University

Every American Sign Language school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ASL program at Gallaudet University stacks up to those at other schools.

Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 1,451. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received their master's degree in ASL.

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.

Gallaudet American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in ASL
• Doctorate Degree in ASL

Gallaudet American Sign Language Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in ASL, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ASL Student Demographics at Gallaudet

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

Gallaudet American Sign Language Master’s Program

Of the 46 ASL students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Gallaudet, about 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in ASL each year. Gallaudet does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the ASL master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gallaudet University with a master's in ASL.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 DC, the home state for Gallaudet University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Interpreters and Translators	490	$93,730

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.