Nurse Anesthetist

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 70 institutions across the United States, with a total of 5817 degrees awarded annually.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

522

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

1,375

degrees awarded

Other Awards

3,906

awards given

Top Schools for Nurse Anesthetist

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	384
2	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	240
3	Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison, TN	225
4	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	213
5	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	156
6	Midwestern University-Glendale Glendale, AZ	144
7	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	129
8	Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios Hato Rey, PR	117
9	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	114
10	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	108
11	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL	105
12	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	99
13	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	96
14	Samford University Birmingham, AL	96
15	Mount Marty University Yankton, SD	93
16	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	90
17	Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA	90
18	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	90
19	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	87
20	Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge, LA	87
21	Union University Jackson, TN	84
22	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN	84
23	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	84
24	Dewey University-Hato Rey Hato Rey, PR	84
25	Georgetown University Washington, DC	81
26	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	78
27	Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT	78
28	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	78
29	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	78
30	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	78
31	Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA	78
32	AdventHealth University Orlando, FL	78
33	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	75
34	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	75
35	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	75
36	Albany Medical College Albany, NY	75
37	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	72
38	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	72
39	Newman University Wichita, KS	72
40	Duke University Durham, NC	72
41	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	72
42	Northeastern University Boston, MA	69
43	Marian University Indianapolis, IN	66
44	Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE	66
45	Otterbein University Westerville, OH	63
46	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR	63
47	Universidad Adventista de las Antillas Mayaguez, PR	63
48	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	60
49	University of New England Biddeford, ME	60
50	La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA	57
51	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX	57
52	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	57
53	Baylor University Waco, TX	54
54	Lourdes University Sylvania, OH	54
55	National University San Diego, CA	48
56	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	48
57	Gannon University Erie, PA	48
58	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN	45
59	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	45
60	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	45
61	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	42
62	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	42
63	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	42
64	Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR	39
65	Clarkson College Omaha, NE	39
66	Millikin University Decatur, IL	39
67	Emory University Atlanta, GA	39
68	Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	30
69	Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis, MO	27
70	University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan, PR	24