Prospective graduate students can explore nationally ranked CSUSB programs, with top placements in rehabilitation counseling, education, public affairs, social work, fine arts and public health.
The U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings listed Cal State San Bernardino at No. 16 nationally for social mobility and No. 45 (the highest ranked California public institution) in its Best Value-National Universities category.
The College Futures Foundation’s Four-Year California Mobility Index, along with national recognition by The Wall Street Journal and U.S. News & World Report, point to Cal State San Bernardino’s effort to help its students forge a pathway to a better life, preparing them for careers that will move them up the social and economic ladder.
The U.S. News & World Report 2025 edition of Best Graduate Schools has nationally ranked CSUSB’s Watson College of Education at No. 144 and the public administration program at No. 129.
The U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings listed Cal State San Bernardino at No. 12 nationally for social mobility and No. 48 (the highest ranked California public institution) in its Best Value-National Universities category.
“The doctoral program was amazing,” said Erika Tejeda, CSUSB Ed.D. alumna and principal at Liberty High School in Perris, Calif. “The relationships that I built during the program, the strength that I was able to gather from my peers and my mentors and the instructors.... I learned so much. I love CSUSB, and I’m a Coyote for life!”
For the first time, the university was ranked No. 86 among the nation’s Best Education Schools on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools ranking. The MBA program also was recognized internationally by CEO Magazine and nationally by U.S. News.
CSUSB has been named among the nation’s top universities in 2023-24 as nine of its programs have been listed among the best in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report.
CSUSB’s online MBA and criminal justice programs continue to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s rankings, which are considered one of the most influential recognitions for colleges and universities.