2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,232 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 Jewish studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Judaic Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in Jewish studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in Jewish studies.

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Most Well Attended Judaic Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate

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

Top 4 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Jewish Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Judaic Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. HUC - JIR 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.

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%. 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.

Read more about Jewish Studies at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

2

Yeshiva University
New York, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Judaic Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Yeshiva University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s Judaic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at Yeshiva

3

Jewish Theological Seminary of America
New York, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Judaic Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Jewish Theological Seminary of America landed the #3 spot on the list. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees 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.

Read full report on Jewish Studies at Jewish Theological Seminary of America

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Touro College
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Judaic Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Touro College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Jewish Studies at Touro

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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