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2022 Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

3 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

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 New England Region” 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 New England region, there were 18 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. UMass 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.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $22,501 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students per year to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Jewish Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Trinity Bantams is a small school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 1 bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity Bantams also made our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity College is $34,460 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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 90%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Jewish Studies at Trinity College

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Judaic Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Judaic studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Jewish Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tufts University is $30,744 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Judaic Studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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