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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$7,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,032 people earned their degree in Jewish studies, making the major the 453rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 64 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in Jewish studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Jewish studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Jewish studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $2,800 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UChicago.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UChicago Jewish Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Judaic studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U-M is $5,887 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree judaic studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low 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%.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $6,860 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at UW - Madison

#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

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 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Bloomington is $6,192 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full IU Bloomington Jewish Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #5 spot on the list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also took the #5 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $14,957 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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