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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeshiva University | 520 | 35% | $62,075 |
| 2 | Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 53 | 57% | $76,848 |
| 3 | Gratz College | 44 | 37% | N/A |
| 4 | Hebrew Theological College | 30 | 73% | $32,194 |
| 5 | Spertus College | 23 | 96% | N/A |
| 6 | Touro College | 13 | 0% | $37,436 |
| 7 | Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | 7 | 6% | N/A |
| 8 | Hebrew College | 7 | 16% | N/A |
| 9 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 6 | 0% | $27,074 |
| 10 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 6 | 0% | $24,779 |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 6 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 12 | Arizona State University-Tempe | 5 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 13 | University of Arizona | 5 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 14 | University of Kansas | 4 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 4 | 0% | $24,486 |
| 16 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 4 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 3 | 0% | $36,652 |
| 18 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 3 | 0% | $72,296 |
| 19 | American University | 3 | 0% | $66,268 |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic University | 3 | 0% | $24,235 |
| 21 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 3 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 22 | University of California-Los Angeles | 3 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 23 | Seton Hall University | 3 | 0% | $59,670 |
| 24 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 3 | 0% | $33,503 |
| 25 | Muhlenberg College | 3 | 1% | $67,535 |
| 26 | Smith College | 3 | 0% | $72,701 |
| 27 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 2 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 28 | University of Chicago | 2 | 0% | $78,555 |
| 29 | University of Hartford | 2 | 0% | $56,599 |
| 30 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 2 | 0% | $8,604 |
| 31 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 2 | 0% | $36,217 |
| 32 | American Jewish University | 2 | 5% | $54,615 |
| 33 | Emory University | 2 | 0% | $69,502 |
| 34 | Portland State University | 2 | 0% | $26,085 |
| 35 | Hampshire College | 1 | 0% | $67,174 |
| 36 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 1 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 37 | University of Florida | 1 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 38 | College of Charleston | 1 | 0% | $30,239 |
| 39 | Tufts University | 1 | 0% | $73,500 |
| 40 | Wellesley College | 1 | 0% | $72,250 |
| 41 | CUNY Queens College | 1 | 0% | $28,907 |
| 42 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 1 | 0% | $30,913 |
| 43 | University of Maryland-College Park | 1 | 0% | $27,146 |
| 44 | University of Miami | 1 | 0% | $68,460 |
| 45 | George Washington University | 1 | 0% | $71,930 |
| 46 | Brown University | 1 | 0% | $73,802 |
| 47 | Towson University | 1 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 48 | Yale University | 1 | 0% | $73,900 |
| 49 | Washington University in St Louis | 1 | 0% | $74,361 |
| 50 | Binghamton University | 1 | 0% | $26,866 |
| 51 | San Francisco State University | 1 | 0% | $27,480 |
| 52 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 1 | 0% | $32,443 |
| 53 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 1 | 0% | $76,856 |
| 54 | The University of Texas at Austin | 1 | 0% | $26,506 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Jewish/Judaic Studies program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.