Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School - School by Cost (2024)

What is the Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School?

Nurse Anesthetist Programs can range from Tuition-Freeup to $182,000.

It’s important to note that for CRNA schools that chargeout-of-state tuition, the CRNA program will belisted twice; first for the in-state tuition cost and then for the out-of-state tuition cost.

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Nurse anesthetist programs are listed by the Total Cost of the entire program rather than tuition cost by semester or quarter. The total cost listed is a calculation of tuition + fees and expenses incurred over the entire duration of the program. It is based on information available on each school’s website.

The calculation of fees and clinical fees.

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School - School by Cost (2)

Italways includesthe cost of textbooks and supplies. When schools do not offer an estimate of this cost, I assume a cost of $2,000 for textbooks, as this is fairly average.

Itnever includeshousing, travel or basic living expenses, as those vary a great deal from student to student and that data is not always available on program websites. It also does not include the cost of a computer/ laptop or smartphone (which are often either required or recommended).

Though the calculation of nurse anesthetist programs’ tuition and fees gives you a great idea of how much it will cost youto complete your degree, it does not include every expense you will incur while in one of these nurse anesthetist programs.

Note that the cost of nurse anesthetist schoolis usually NOT an indicator of the quality of education offered. Rather, it reflects where each school gets its primary funding.

There are many instances where the cheapest schools perform far superior to the more expensive schools.

Some students come out two-three years later completely debt-free, while others begin their careers as CRNAs strapped with crippling student loan debt.

… and some who pay top dollar for their education end up not feeling prepared for their new career, while others who pay the lowest price (or get through tuition-free) are the most confident.

Most people make assumptions about school cost that are simply unfounded.

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$0-20k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $0-20k

FREE TUITION+ full-time salary in exchange for an active duty service commitmentUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/ Military Nurse Anesthesia Program, Maryland

FREE TUITION+ full-time salary in exchange for an active duty service commitment of 5 yearsU.S. Army Graduate Program in Nursing Anesthesia, Texas

$2,100 PER MONTH STIPEND + LOAN REPAYMENT UP TO 50,000 for joining the Army Reserves. Also, compare Army Reserves vs. Active Duty

— In-State Tuition Loyola University New Orleans, Louisiana

— In-State Tuition University of California, Davis, California

$14,778 In-State Tuition InterAmerican University, Puerto Rico

$30-40k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $30k-40k

$36,867 In-State Tuition University of South Dakota, South Dakota

$39,447 In-State Tuition Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio

$35,237 In-State Tuition New Mexico State University, New Mexico

$40-50k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $40k-50k

$40562 In-State Tuition Union University School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice, Tennessee This is a Post-Master’s DNP Program.

$42,701 In-State TuitionUniversity of Tennessee Chattanooga – Erlanger Health System, Tennessee

$42,854 In-State Tuition St. Joseph Hospital School of Anesthesia, Rhode Island

$44,237 In-State Tuition New Mexico State University, New Mexico

$45,370 In-State Tuition Saint Mary University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

$33,309 In-State TuitionFlorida Gulf Coast University, Florida

$46,184 In-State Tuition East Carolina University College of Nursing, North Carolina

$47,837 In-State Tuition Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia – University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina

$49,615 In-State Tuition Keiser University (Wolford College), Florida

$50-60k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $50k-60k

$51,742 In-State Tuition Hamot Medical Center School of Anesthesia with Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania

$52,340 In-State Tuition University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston, Texas

$35,244.30 In-State TuitionUniversity of Akron College of Nursing, Ohio

$52,990 Out ofState TuitionSt. Joseph Hospital School of Anesthesia, Rhode Island

$53,122 In-State Tuition University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, Texas

$53,869 In-State TuitionOld Dominion University, School of Nursing, Virginia

$54,203 In-State TuitionUniversity of North Dakota, North Dakota

$54,260 In-State Tuition Minneapolis School of Anesthesia, Minnesota

$55,317 In-State Tuition, Connecticut

$55,430 In-State TuitionWayne State University, Michigan

$56,110 In-State Tuition University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

$56,931 Out of State Tuition 1st year, In State 2nd year, North Carolina

$60-70k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $60k-70k

$61,472 In-State TuitionTruman Medical Centers School of Nurse Anesthesia, Missouri

$61,501.71 In-State TuitionUniversity of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas

$62,597 In-State Tuition Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Minnesota

$61,691 In-State TuitionUniversity of South Carolina – Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital (USC/PRMH), South Carolina

$63,235 Out of State Tuition University of South Dakota, South Dakota

$59,585 In-State Tuition , Wisconsin

$64,258 In-State Tuition University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan

$65,476 In-State TuitionSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois

$65,500 In-State TuitionProfessional University Dr. Carlos J Borrero Ríos, Puerto Rico

$67,126 In-State TuitionUniversity of North Florida, Florida

$67,273 In-State TuitionUniversity of Tennessee College of Nursing Health Science Center at Memphis, Tennessee

$68,350 In-State Tuition, Kentucky

$69,120 In-State Tuition Newman University, Kansas

$69,271 In-State Tuition, Michigan

$70-80k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $70k-80k

$70,700 In-State Tuition Lincoln Memorial University, Tennessee

$71,085 In-State TuitionUniversity of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi

$72,465 In-State Tuition Wake Forest School of Medicine Nurse Anesthesia Program, North Carolina

$72,560 In-State TuitionFlorida State University, Florida

$72,680 In-State Tuition Lourdes University, Ohio

$73,190 In-State Tuition Excela Health School of Anesthesia with Saint Vincent College, Pennsylvania

$73,444 In-State TuitionUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville, Tennessee

$73,510Out of State Tuition University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

$73,947 In-State Tuition, Ohio

$74,934 In-State TuitionClarkson College, Nebraska

$75,380 In-State TuitionMissouri State School of Anesthesia, Missouri

$77,200 In-State TuitionUniversity South Florida, Florida

$77,246 Out of State Tuition, North Carolina

$77,910 In-State TuitionNational University, California

$78,543 In-State Tuition University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio, Texas

$79,372 In-State TuitionFlorida International University,Florida

$79,459 In-State TuitionUniversity of Scranton Nurse Anesthesia Program, Pennsylvania

$79,770 In-State TuitionUniversity of Cincinnati, Ohio

$80-90k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $80k-90k

$80,787 Out of State Tuition University of Akron College of Nursing, Ohio

$81,851 In-State TuitionWestern Carolina University Nurse Anesthesia Program, North Carolina

$82,091 Out of State Tuition, Wisconsin

$82,110 In-State Tuition, Illinois

$83,906 In-State TuitionWestminster College, Utah

$82,960 Out of State Tuition University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston, Texas

$82,155 In-State Tuition, Connecticut

$88,662 Out of State TuitionUniversity of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas

$83,216 In-State TuitionLouisiana State University Health Sciences, Louisiana

$83,843 In-State Tuition Oakland University Beaumont, Michigan

$83,906 In-State TuitionWestminster College, Utah

$84,218 In-State Tuition Albany Medical College, New York

$84,362 In-State Tuition Integrated Anesthesia Associates, Connecticut

$90-100k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $90k-100k

$90,115 Out of State Tuition, South Carolina

$90,586 In-State TuitionUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama

$90,060 In-State TuitionMiddle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, Tennessee

$90,310 In-State TuitionMount Marty College Graduate Program, South Dakota

$90,788 In-State Tuition University of New England, Maine

$90,850 In-State TuitionWebster University, Missouri

$90,890 Out of State TuitionMichigan State University, Michigan

$91,139 In-State Tuition The Ohio State University, Ohio

$91,963 In-State TuitionGoldfarb School of Nursing – Barnes Jewish College at Washington University Medical Center, Missouri

$92,585 In-State Tuition, Washington

$92,709 In State tuition California State University Fullerton, California

$93,786 In-State TuitionRush University, Illinois

$94,791Our Lady Of the Lake College / OLOL College, Louisiana

$953,277 In-State Tuition Drexel University Nurse Anesthesia Program, Pennsylvania

$95,344 In-State TuitionSamuel Merritt University, California

$95,515 In-State Tuition , Pennsylvania

$97,390 In-State TuitionBryan College of Health Sciences, Nebraska

$97,400 In-State TuitionVillanova University and Crozer-Chester Medical, Pennsylvania

$98,751 Out of State TuitionWayne State University, Michigan

$98,947 Out of State Tuition, Ohio

$99,114 Out of State TuitionUniversity of Tennessee Chattanooga – Erlanger Health System, Tennessee

$99,401 In-State TuitionUniversity of Wisconsin Oshkosh Wisconsin

$99,550 In-State TuitionSamford University, Alabama

$100-110k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School greater than 100k

$100,203 In-state tuition Oregon Health and Science University, Oregon

$100,811 In-state Tuition Northern Kentucky University, Kentucky

$101,202 In-State Tuition Geisinger Health System with Bloomsburg University Nurse Anesthesia Program, Pennsylvania

$102,026 In-State Tuition University of Arizona School of Nursing, Arizona

$102,149 Out of State TuitionTruman Medical Centers School of Nurse Anesthesia, Missouri

$102,176 In-State TuitionUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minnesota

$102,256 In-State TuitionMidwestern University, Arizona

$102,392 In-State Tuition University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$102,437 Out of State Tuition, Michigan

$102,560 In-State TuitionCharleston Area Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia, West Virginia

$102,951 In-State TuitionTexas Christian University, Texas

$103,563 Out of state tuition Oregon Health and Science University, Oregon

$103,825 In-State TuitionBarry University, Florida

$104,450 In-State Tuition , Pennsylvania

$104,666 In-State TuitionBaylor College of Medicine, Texas

$105,610 In-State TuitionBoston College, Massachusetts

$106,461 Out of State Tuition East Carolina University College of Nursing, North Carolina

$106,995 In-State TuitionRutgers School of Nursing, New Jersey

$107,135 In-State TuitionColumbia University, New York, NY

$107,642 In-State Tuition St. Joseph Hospital School of Anesthesia, Rhode Island

$108,598 In-State Tuition University of Louisville, Kentucky

$108,990 In-State Tuition Union University School of Nursing, Tennessee

$109,080 In-State Tuition Bellarmine University, Kentucky

$109,269 In-State Tuition West Virginia University, West Virginia

$109,725 Out of State TuitionUniversity of North Dakota, North Dakota. A lower tuition rate is available for residents of Minnesota.

$110-120k

$110,216 In-State TuitionTexas Wesleyan University, Texas

$110,393 Out of State Tuition Geisinger Health System with Bloomsburg University Nurse Anesthesia Program, Pennsylvania

$110,861 Out ofState Tuition, Connecticut

$114,296 In-State TuitionRosalind Franklin University of Medicine, Illinois

$115,260 In-State TuitionAdventHealth University, Florida

$115,500 In-State TuitionNortheastern University, Massachusetts

$117,014 Out ofState Tuition New Mexico State University, New Mexico

$118,245 Out of State TuitionMedical University of South Carolina, South Carolina

$118,984 Out of State TuitionUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$120-130k

$120,251 Out of State Tuition Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia – University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina

$122,859 Out of State Tuition Northern Kentucky University, Kentucky

$128,678 Out of State TuitionWestern Carolina University Nurse Anesthesia Program, North Carolina

$130-149k

$130,815 Out of State TuitionUniversity of North Florida, Florida

$132,280 Out of State TuitionLouisiana State University Health Sciences, Louisiana

$132,609 Out of State TuitionUniversity of Cincinnati, Ohio

$133,515 In-State TuitionUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA

$135,225 Out of State TuitionUniversity of Tennessee College of Nursing – Health Science Center at Memphis, Tennessee

$135,659 Out of State TuitionFlorida International University, Florida

$135,960 Out of State TuitionOld Dominion University, School of Nursing, Virginia

$136,605 Out of State Tuition California State University Fullerton, California

$137,290 In-State TuitionGeorgetown University School of Nursing, Washington DC

$138,272 In-State TuitionLoma Linda University, California

$138,321 In-State TuitionUniversity of Southern California (USC) – Keck School of Medicine, California

$138,450 In-State TuitionMarian University, Indiana

$138,716 In-State TuitionUniversity of Miami School of Nursing, Florida

$139,040 Out of State TuitionRutgers School of Nursing, New Jersey

$140,053Out ofState TuitionUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minnesota

$166,386 In-State Tuition Mary Baldwin University, Virginia

$143,518 Out of State TuitionVirginia Commonwealth University DNAP, Virginia

$148,665 In-State TuitionState University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, New York

$149,274 Out of State Tuition Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida

$150k+

$150,137 Out ofState Tuition University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, Texas

$157,522 Out ofState Tuition University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio, Texas

$159,138 In-State TuitionJefferson University, Pennsylvania

$161,223 Out of State TuitionUniversity of Iowa, Iowa

$162,866 In-State TuitionDuke University Nurse Anesthesia Program, North Carolina

$166,710 Out of State Tuition Augusta University, Georgia

$167,125 In-State Tuition Cedar Crest College, Pennsylvania

$168,478 Out of State TuitionUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville, Tennessee

$172,324 Out of State TuitionUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama

$178,103 In-State Tuition Emory University, Georgia

$187,353 Out of State Tuition West Virginia University, West Virginia

$187,477 Out of State TuitionState University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, New York

I hope this page on the price of nurse anesthetist programs was helpful to you. Keep in mind that you may incur other expenses while in school. This is meant to give you an approximation of how much you can expect to spend while in one of these nurse anesthetist programs.

This page was last updated 12/27/2023