American Sign Language programs in Texas
26 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,585 at Austin Community College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Texas earn a median of $63,590 a year across 111,660 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Interpreters and Translators | $47,510 | 6,780 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | $64,110 | 4,600 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $75,090 | 1,460 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | $26,585 (13 grads) | 9 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (12 grads) | 6 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | $23,113 (21 grads) | 13 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | $18,087 (11 grads) | 20 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | $9,167 (12 grads) | 15 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | $10,127 | not published | 57 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
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.