2024 Best Jewish Studies Master's Degree Schools

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in jewish studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #553 out of 1172 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for jewish studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 89 master's degrees in jewish studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on jewish studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of jewish studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized jewish studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for jewish studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Jewish Studies Schools

The judaic studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Jewish Studies Master's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Jewish Studies in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for jewish studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Schools for a Master's in Judaic Studies

1

Jewish Theological Seminary of America
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Jewish Theological Seminary of America if you wish to pursue a master's degree in jewish studies. Located in the city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in jewish studies from Jewish Theological Seminary of America

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a master's degree in jewish studies. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in jewish studies from George Washington University

Jewish Studies by Region

View the Best Jewish Studies Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Jewish Studies Related Rankings by Major

Jewish Studies is one of 9 different types of Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Judaic Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies	426
Christian Studies	293
Other Religion/Religious Studies	34
Islamic Studies	31
Catholic Studies	4
Buddhist Studies	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos. More about our data sources and methodologies.