Most Focused Religious Studies Schools in New Jersey
Religious Studies is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on religious studies — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 13 religious studies schools in New Jersey by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Most Focused Schools for Religious Studies in New Jersey
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on religious studies in New Jersey, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Top 13 Most Focused Religious Studies Schools
Beth Medrash Govoha tops our list of the most focused religious studies schools. Located in the city of Lakewood, Beth Medrash Govoha is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in religious studies, or about 1,600 graduates in the most recent year.
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Mosdos Yaakov V Yisroel came in at #2 on our list of the most focused religious studies schools. Mosdos Yaakov V Yisroel is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lakewood. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in religious studies, or about 134 graduates in the most recent year.
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Seminary Bnos Chaim ranks #3 for religious studies by degree focus. Set in the city of Lakewood, Seminary Bnos Chaim is a private not-for-profit institution. About 100% of the degrees Seminary Bnos Chaim awards are in religious studies, or about 121 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #4 makes Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel one of the most focused schools for religious studies. Set in the city of Lakewood, Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel is a private not-for-profit institution. About 100% of the degrees Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel awards are in religious studies, or about 46 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rabbinical College Of America came in at #5 on our list of the most focused religious studies schools. Located in the suburb of Morristown, Rabbinical College Of America is a private not-for-profit university. About 100% of the degrees Rabbinical College Of America awards are in religious studies, or about 38 graduates in the most recent year.
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Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel landed the #6 spot among the most focused religious studies schools. Set in the city of Lakewood, Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel is a private not-for-profit institution. Religious Studies accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 38 graduates in the most recent year.
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Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah landed the #7 spot among the most focused religious studies schools. Set in the city of Lakewood, Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah is a private not-for-profit institution. About 100% of the degrees Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah awards are in religious studies, or about 35 graduates in the most recent year.
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Yeshiva Toras Chaim comes in at #8 for religious studies focus this year. Set in the suburb of Lakewood, Yeshiva Toras Chaim is a private not-for-profit institution. Religious Studies accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year.
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Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok ranked #9 on our list of the most focused religious studies schools. Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lakewood. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in religious studies, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year.
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Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah ranked #10 on our list of the most focused religious studies schools. Set in the suburb of Lakewood, Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in religious studies, or about 25 graduates in the most recent year.
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Yeshiva Gedolah Of Woodlake Village comes in at #11 for religious studies focus this year. Yeshiva Gedolah Of Woodlake Village is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lakewood. About 100% of the degrees Yeshiva Gedolah Of Woodlake Village awards are in religious studies, or about 25 graduates in the most recent year.
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Drew University comes in at #12 for religious studies focus this year. Located in the suburb of Madison, Drew University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in religious studies, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Princeton University comes in at #13 for religious studies focus this year. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in religious studies, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
