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2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Jewish Studies is the 453rd most popular major in the country with 1,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Jewish studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Jewish studies programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree judaic studies students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Jewish Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Jewish Studies at Columbia

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 4 masters’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Full IU Bloomington Jewish Studies Report

#3

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s Judaic studies students in 2019-2020.

WCUPA also took the #0 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jewish Theological Seminary of America. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s Judaic studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree judaic studies students with aid list, Jewish Theological Seminary of America has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Jewish Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $34,472.

Read more about Jewish Studies at Jewish Theological Seminary of America

#5

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seton Hall University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s Judaic studies degrees to qualified students.

Seton Hall also took the #3 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172.

Read more about Jewish Studies at Seton Hall

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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