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Major Overview for Jewish/Judaic Studies

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Overview for Jewish/Judaic Studies

A program that focuses on the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people. Includes instruction in Jewish religious heritage, sacred texts, and law; Jewish philosophy and intellectual history; Jewish life and culture, both in Israel and the Jewish Diaspora; historical Jewish minority cultures such as the Yiddish, Sephardic, and other; anti-Semitism, gentile relations and Shoa; Zionism; and modern developments within Judaism.

Careers for Jewish/Judaic Studies Majors

A major in Jewish/Judaic Studies is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Jewish/Judaic Studies

Top 47 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Jewish/Judaic Studies among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
New York, NY
47
(100.0%)
$26,070
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
28
(4.7%)
Moderately Selective$41,070
Hebrew Theological College
Skokie, IL
25
(100.0%)
Minimally Selective$25,970
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
11
(0.2%)
Highly Selective$17,848
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
9
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$16,069
SUNY at Albany
Albany, NY
7
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$16,050
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
6
(0.1%)
Minimally Selective$13,418
George Washington University
Washington, DC
5
(0.2%)
Highly Selective$51,760
American Jewish University
Los Angeles, CA
5
(22.7%)
$33,576
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
5
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$19,657
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.