2023 Best Value Colleges for Jewish Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,387 people earned their degree in Jewish studies, making the major the 445th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 84 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Jewish studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Judaic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Judaic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Jewish Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

1

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$17,486 Average Net Price

$43,205 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 ’s Judaic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Jewish Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is $17,486 for Great Lakes Region Judaic Studies students with aid.

Read more about Jewish Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$28,517 Average Net Price

$62,519 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s Judaic studies students in 2020-2021.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Jewish Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $28,517 for Great Lakes Region Judaic Studies students with aid per year to attend University of Chicago.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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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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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