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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 50 institutions across the United States, with a total of 4160 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

319

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

622

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

239

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,875

awards given

Top Schools for Jewish Judaic Studies

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Yeshiva University New York, NY	1,509
2	Seminary Bnos Chaim Lakewood, NJ	1,419
3	Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	177
4	Elyon College Brooklyn, NY	174
5	Gratz College Melrose Park, PA	174
6	Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College Baltimore, MD	129
7	Spertus College Chicago, IL	90
8	Hebrew Theological College Skokie, IL	78
9	Touro University New York, NY	45
10	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	39
11	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	32
12	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	23
13	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	20
14	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	18
15	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	18
16	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	18
17	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	15
18	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	15
19	Academy for Jewish Religion Yonkers, NY	15
20	Smith College Northampton, MA	12
21	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	9
22	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	9
23	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	9
24	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	6
25	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	6
26	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	6
27	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	6
28	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	6
29	Portland State University Portland, OR	6
30	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	6
31	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	6
32	Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion New York, NY	6
33	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	6
34	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	4
35	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	4
36	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	3
37	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	3
38	Tufts University Medford, MA	3
39	Hebrew College Newton, MA	3
40	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	3
41	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	3
42	Towson University Towson, MD	3
43	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	3
44	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	3
45	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	3
46	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	3
47	Emory University Atlanta, GA	3
48	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	3
49	George Washington University Washington, DC	3
50	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	3