A program that prepares registered nurses to administer anesthetics and provide care for patients before, during and after anesthesia. Includes instruction in the biochemistry and physics of anesthesia; advanced anatomy and physiology; clinical pharmacology of anesthetics and adjunctive drugs; pain management; acute care and operating room practice; clinical technology and procedures; emergency intervention; patient assessment and education; and legal issues.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Wesleyan University | 112 | 21% | $46,252 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | 72 | 100% | N/A |
| 3 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 61 | 3% | $47,290 |
| 4 | Barry University | 49 | 3% | $46,898 |
| 5 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42 | 1% | $33,503 |
| 6 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 40 | 1% | $32,041 |
| 7 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 34 | 1% | $26,336 |
| 8 | Arkansas State University-Main Campus | 33 | 1% | $23,101 |
| 9 | Mount Marty College | 32 | 18% | $40,888 |
| 10 | University of South Florida-Main Campus | 31 | 0% | $23,320 |
| 11 | Midwestern University-Glendale | 31 | 8% | N/A |
| 12 | Drexel University | 31 | 1% | $70,223 |
| 13 | Saint Vincent College | 30 | 7% | $50,329 |
| 14 | Augusta University | 30 | 2% | $21,254 |
| 15 | Case Western Reserve University | 29 | 1% | $67,332 |
| 16 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 29 | 4% | $7,244 |
| 17 | Medical University of South Carolina | 29 | 5% | N/A |
| 18 | Central Connecticut State University | 29 | 1% | $25,869 |
| 19 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 28 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 20 | AdventHealth University | 26 | 5% | $25,304 |
| 21 | Thomas Jefferson University | 25 | 1% | $59,762 |
| 22 | Samuel Merritt University | 25 | 3% | N/A |
| 23 | Wake Forest University | 24 | 1% | $71,638 |
| 24 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | 24 | 9% | N/A |
| 25 | Samford University | 24 | 2% | $47,863 |
| 26 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 24 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 27 | Albany Medical College | 23 | 29% | N/A |
| 28 | Villanova University | 22 | 1% | $70,728 |
| 29 | La Salle University | 22 | 1% | $47,110 |
| 30 | Florida State University | 21 | 0% | $22,168 |
| 31 | Newman University | 21 | 4% | $43,988 |
| 32 | NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia | 20 | 100% | N/A |
| 33 | Northeastern University | 20 | 0% | $70,592 |
| 34 | Wayne State University | 20 | 0% | $27,157 |
| 35 | Gannon University | 20 | 2% | $48,464 |
| 36 | Westminster College | 19 | 2% | $48,264 |
| 37 | Lincoln Memorial University | 19 | 2% | $36,880 |
| 38 | University of Michigan-Flint | 19 | 1% | $25,001 |
| 39 | Otterbein University | 19 | 3% | $46,908 |
| 40 | University of Scranton | 18 | 1% | $62,686 |
| 41 | Dewey University-Hato Rey | 17 | 9% | $7,425 |
| 42 | University of New England | 17 | 1% | $56,560 |
| 43 | Oakland University | 17 | 0% | $25,524 |
| 44 | Webster University | 16 | 0% | $45,762 |
| 45 | University of Southern California | 16 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 46 | Texas Christian University | 15 | 1% | $65,684 |
| 47 | University of Detroit Mercy | 15 | 1% | $41,226 |
| 48 | Lourdes University | 13 | 4% | $36,766 |
| 49 | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 10 | 2% | N/A |
| 50 | Clarkson College | 10 | 3% | $26,842 |
| 51 | Oregon Health & Science University | 10 | 1% | N/A |
| 52 | Florida International University | 10 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 53 | National University | 8 | 0% | $15,024 |
| 54 | Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing | 7 | 2% | N/A |
| 55 | Rhode Island College | 7 | 0% | $23,398 |
| 56 | University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences | 5 | 1% | N/A |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Nurse Anesthetist program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.