You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Rabbinical Studies for a Master’s list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 35 masters’s rabbinical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
HUC - JIR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Rabbinical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 335 students enrolled at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,486. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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