By Manuel Sandoval |Assistant News Editor|

CSUSB’s online criminal justice graduate program ranked number two in the nation for having the best value.

According to Valuecolleges.com, this is the third time this academic year that CSUSB placed on the “Top 50 Best Value Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs of 2016.”

“We have been ranked numerous times. I am pleased and proud of what our criminal justice department does here at CSUSB,” said Larry K. Gaines, criminal justice department chair.

This past August the criminal justice online master of arts degree was listed at No. 17 in SuperScholar’s “50 Best Online Criminal Justice Programs 2015,” and No. 20 by U.S. News & World Report in its “Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs,” according to news.csusb.edu.

UC Irvine took the number one spot on the “Top 50 Best Value Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs of 2016.”

“I am super proud to be attending a University that is being acknowledged for its classes and faculty. It reassures students studying criminal justice that we’re getting the best value for our education,” said student Elaine Lopez.

“Cal State San Bernardino has been recognized by the Princeton Review as one of the best regional universities in the West. Furthermore, as a Hispanic-serving institution, CSUSB has made a major positive impact on education for the Latino community,” according to news.csusb.edu.

“As a criminal justice major I’ve had so many wonderful professors and informative classes that I am not surprised CSUSB placed in the top two,” said student Max Ard.

For more information about CSUSBs Criminal Justice programs, visit criminaljustice.csusb.edu.