Overview

The Graduate School / The Graduate School is located in New York, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts/Master of Social Work (MA/MSW)
Master of Arts (MA)	Interdepartmental studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Jewish art and visual culture
Master of Arts (MA)	Jewish gender and women's studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Bible and ancient Semitic languages
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Midrash and scriptural interpretation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Jewish thought
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Ancient Judaism
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Talmud and rabbinics
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Liturgy
Master of Arts (MA)	Jewish literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Liturgy
Master of Arts (MA)	Bible and ancient Semitic languages
Master of Arts (MA)	Medieval Jewish studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Talmud and rabbinics
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Midrash
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Modern Jewish studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Jewish thought
Master of Arts (MA)	Modern Jewish studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Jewish literature
Master of Arts (MA)	Jewish history
Master of Arts (MA)	Liturgy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Ancient Judaism
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Jewish history
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Medieval Jewish studies
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Jewish history
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Jewish literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Modern Jewish studies
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Medieval Jewish studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Midrash and scriptural interpretation
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Bible and ancient Semitic languages
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Jewish philosophy
Doctor of Hebrew Letters (DHL)	Talmud and rabbinics
Master of Arts (MA)	Ancient Judaism

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	23
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE or MAT 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE or MAT Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

77

Applied

52

Accepted

23

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	Not reported	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE or MAT
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, writing sample
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE or MAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, writing research sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1

Student Body

118

Total Graduate Students

12%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	81%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	5.93%

Gender

Male (46%)

Female (53%)

Faculty

133

Total faculty

Full-time - 60

Part-time - 73

Male (75)

Female (58)

Location & Contact

Address 3080 Broadway
New York, NY  10027-4649
United States

Contact Dr. Stephen Garfinkel
Dean
Email: gradschool@jtsa.edu
Phone: 212-678-8024
Fax: 212-678-8947

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