2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major
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Jewish Studies is the 445th most popular major in the country with 1,083 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major”.
Top 22 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spertus College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 42 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hebrew College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. This small school is located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jewish Theological Seminary of America. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s judaic studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. Located in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s judaic studies students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Gratz College landed the #5 spot on the list. Gratz College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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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Yeshiva University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #6. Yeshiva is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 8 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Touro College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Seton Hall University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking. South Orange, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s judaic studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s judaic studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #10, George Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 9 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s judaic studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Towson University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. This fairly large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 1 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 3 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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With a ranking of #16, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s judaic studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 Emory
With a ranking of #16, Brooklyn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read more about Jewish Studies at Brooklyn College
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Connecticut came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s judaic studies students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking, coming in at #16. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s judaic studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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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Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s judaic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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