Religious Studies at Jewish Theological Seminary of America

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what Jewish Theological Seminary of America has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America is located in New York, New York and approximately 360 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received their master's degree in religion.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Religion
• Doctorate Degree in Religion

Jewish Theological Seminary of America Religious Studies Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America Religious Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 religion majors earned their master's degree from Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women.

Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jewish Theological Seminary of America with a master's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

Careers That Religion Grads May Go Into

A degree in religion can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

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