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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies

6 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$41,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Jewish studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their Jewish studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree judaic studies students.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies

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Spertus College
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spertus College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s Judaic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 7 doctorate’s Judaic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Jewish Studies at HUC - JIR

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jewish Theological Seminary of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s Judaic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Jewish Theological Seminary of America Jewish Studies Report

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Yeshiva University
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s Judaic studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at Yeshiva

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Touro College
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Judaic studies students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Touro College Jewish Studies Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Judaic Studies Major list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s Judaic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at University of California - Berkeley

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