Academic Life at Jewish Theological Seminary of America

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Jewish Theological Seminary of America: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 8 students for every instructional faculty member, Jewish Theological Seminary of America ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. Jewish Theological Seminary of America employs 49% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Jewish Theological Seminary of America offers 4 majors with reported completions across 2 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Jewish Theological Seminary of America, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Jewish Theological Seminary of America offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 16 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Jewish Theological Seminary of America retains and graduates its students — 96% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at Jewish Theological Seminary of America — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Jewish Theological Seminary of America — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Jewish Theological Seminary of America — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at Jewish Theological Seminary of America — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Jewish Theological Seminary of America — regional and program accreditation status