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2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

3 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,032 people earned their degree in Jewish studies, making the major the 453rd most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 18 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Jewish studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Jewish studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Jewish studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trinity Bantams, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trinity College is $34,460 for new england region bachelor’s degree judaic studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at Trinity College

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Jewish Studies at UMass Amherst

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $30,744 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students with aid per year to attend Tufts University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at Tufts

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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