American Sign Language programs in New York
8 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in New York
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New York earn a median of $97,070 a year across 70,660 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Interpreters and Translators | $84,090 | 3,240 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $67,640 | 2,810 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $95,120 | 1,520 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for American Sign Language — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.