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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 1,083 people earned their degree in jewish studies, making the major the 445th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 108 jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in jewish studies. That schools that top this list have a program in jewish studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree judaic studies students.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hebrew Theological College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. HTC is a small school located in Skokie, Illinois that handed out 31 bachelors’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full HTC Jewish Studies Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 bachelors’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s judaic studies degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 97%.

Read more about Jewish Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Jewish Studies Report

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s judaic studies students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s judaic studies students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Jewish Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio

Oberlin College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s judaic studies degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate 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.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s judaic studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.

Full Purdue Jewish Studies Report

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 1 bachelors’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Jewish Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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