2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies
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In 2019-2020, 1,032 people earned their degree in Jewish studies, making the major the 453rd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 211 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 33 colleges that offer a degree in Jewish studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Jewish studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Jewish studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Hunter is $2,490 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. California State University - Northridge is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,414 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students per year to attend CSUN.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is $17,876 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Jewish Studies Report
Out of the 33 schools in the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SFSU is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 3 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
SFSU also took the #23 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Francisco State University is $15,113 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree judaic studies students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,706 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students per year to attend ASU - Tempe.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
San Diego State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for San Diego State University is $14,788 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Judaic studies students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Kansas is $18,918 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to qualified students.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #19 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Binghamton University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Binghamton University also took the #22 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,353 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students per year to attend Binghamton University.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brooklyn College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Brooklyn College is $2,683 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Temple University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Temple University is $23,521 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Judaic studies students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Jewish Studies at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 also made our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students per year to attend UW - Madison.
The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Jewish Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree judaic studies students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,253 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students per year to attend IU Bloomington.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Judaic studies students in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle also took the #15 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $13,297 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Jewish Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
University of Arizona came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 2 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students per year to attend University of Arizona.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Portland State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Portland State University is $13,040 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 2 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Los Angeles is $14,279 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
With a ranking of #20, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree judaic studies students list, U-M has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is $15,336 for bachelor’s degree judaic studies students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Jewish Studies Report
With a ranking of #21, American University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 2 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The American University also made our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for The American University is $43,451 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,186 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students per year to attend University of California - Santa Cruz.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Jewish Studies at University of California - Santa Cruz
Emory University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Judaic studies students in 2019-2020.
Emory also made our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Emory is $23,734 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dickinson College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Carlisle, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Dickinson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dickinson is $29,452 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Vanderbilt University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $19,432 for Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low 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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- 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%.
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