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2024 Best Nurse Anesthetist Schools

63 Colleges in the United States
1,936 Nurse Anesthetist Degrees Awarded
A degree in nurse anesthetist is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #292 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 63 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for nurse anesthetist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,936 degrees in nurse anesthetist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nurse Anesthetist School

Best Nurse Anesthetist Schools Your choice of nurse anesthetist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nurse Anesthetist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Nurse Anesthetist Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Nurse Anesthetist
Doctor's Degrees in Nurse Anesthetist

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nurse Anesthetist Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Nurse Anesthetist in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of nurse anesthetist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in Nurse Anesthetist

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX

It is difficult to beat The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston if you want to pursue a degree in nurse anesthetist. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Houston.

There were about 17 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

It is difficult to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in nurse anesthetist. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 24 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in nurse anesthetist. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 24 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN

It is difficult to beat Mayo Clinic School of Medicine if you want to pursue a degree in nurse anesthetist. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

There were approximately 26 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
73 Nurse Anesthetist Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 73 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nurse anesthetist from Texas Christian University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
3.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 27 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at Samuel Merritt University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were about 29 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
42 Nurse Anesthetist Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 42 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
4.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 nurse anesthetist students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Nurse Anesthetist Schools award.

Rank College Location
10 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
11 Samford University Birmingham, AL
12 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
13 Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison, TN
14 Midwestern University - Glendale Glendale, AZ
15 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS

Nurse Anesthetist by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Nurse Anesthetist is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nurse Anesthetist

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773

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