The Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School

What is the Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School?

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

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

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Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School

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.

It always includes the 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.

It never includes housing, 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 you to 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 school is 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.

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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 commitment Uniformed 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 years U.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

$17,627 In-State Tuition University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

$18,000 InterAmerican University, Puerto Rico

$20-30k

$27,035 Antillean Adventist University, Puerto Rico

$30-40k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $30k-40k

$30,776 Out of State Tuition Franciscan Skemp Healthcare School of Anesthesia & University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, Wisconsin

$31,430 In-State Tuition St. Joseph Hospital School of Anesthesia, Rhode Island

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

$35,125 Union University School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice, Tennessee This is a Post-Master’s DNP Program.

$30,600 Arkansas State University, Arkansas

$35,244.30 In-State Tuition University of Akron College of Nursing, Ohio Please note: This total does not include the 23 core graduate courses that can be taken in any order.  Please see the tuition link to determine what your additional cost will be.

$36,695 Allegheny Valley Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia & La Roche College, Pennsylvania

$40-50k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $40k-50k

$41,044 In-State Tuition Carolinas Medical Center & University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina

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

$42,854 Metropolitan Tuition St. Joseph Hospital School of Anesthesia, Rhode Island

$45,370 Saint Mary University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

$45,638 In-State Tuition Geisinger Health System with Bloomsburg University Nurse Anesthesia Program, Pennsylvania

$46,264 In-State Tuition East Carolina University College of Nursing, North Carolina

$50-60k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $50k-60k

$51,742 Hamot Medical Center School of Anesthesia with Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania

$52,990 Out of State Tuition St. Joseph Hospital School of Anesthesia, Rhode Island

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

$54,203 In-State Tuition University of North Dakota, North Dakota

$54,260 Minneapolis School of Anesthesia, Minnesota

$54,736.50 Out of State Tuition University of Akron College of Nursing, Ohio  Please note: This total does not include the 23 core graduate courses that can be taken in any order.  Please see the tuition link to determine what your additional cost will be.

$55,317 In-State Tuition Yale-New Haven Hospital & Central Connecticut State University, Connecticut

$55,430 In-State Tuition Wayne State University, Michigan

$55,471 In-State Tuition University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, Texas

$56,931 Out of State Tuition 1st year, In State 2nd year Carolinas Medical Center & University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina

$56,817 Baptist Health & Murray State University, Kentucky

$57,505 In-State Tuition Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia – University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina

$59,665 In-State Tuition Michigan State University, Michigan

$60-70k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $60k-70k

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

$61,501.71 In-State Tuition University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas

$62,597 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Minnesota

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

$63,391 In-State Tuition Franciscan Healthcare School of Anesthesia & University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, Wisconsin

$63,998 Out of State Tuition Geisinger Health System with Bloomsburg University Nurse Anesthesia Program, Pennsylvania

$64,258 University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan

$65,476 In-State Tuition Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois

$67,126 In-State Tuition University of North Florida, Florida

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

$67,892 Wolford College, Florida

$68,350 In-State Tuition Baptist Health & Murray State University, Kentucky

$69,120 Newman University, Kansas

$69,271 In-State Tuition University of Michigan Flint & Hurley Medical Center, Michigan

$70-80k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $70k-80

$70,700 Lincoln Memorial University, Tennessee

$71,085 In-State Tuition University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi

$71,970 Otterbein University & Grant Medical Center Nurse Anesthesia Program, Ohio

$72,465 Wake Forest School of Medicine Nurse Anesthesia Program, North Carolina

$72,560 Florida State University, Florida

$72,680 Lourdes University, Ohio

$73,190 Excela Health School of Anesthesia with Saint Vincent College, Pennsylvania

$73,444  In-State Tuition University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Tennessee

$73,947 In-State Tuition St. Elizabeth Health Center & Youngstown State University, Ohio

$74,934 Clarkson College, Nebraska

$75,380  Missouri State School of Anesthesia, Missouri

$77,200 University South Florida, Florida

$77,246 Out of State Tuition Carolinas Medical Center & University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina

$77,910 National University, California

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

$79,459 University of Scranton Nurse Anesthesia Program, Pennsylvania

$79,770 In-State Tuition University of Cincinnati, Ohio

$80-90k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $80k-90k

$81, 568 Out of State Tuition

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

$82,091 Out of State Tuition Franciscan Healthcare School of Anesthesia & University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, Wisconsin

$82,110 NorthShore University & DePaul University, Illinois

$83,906 Westminster College, Utah

$82,155 Fairfield University & Bridgeport Hospital, Connecticut

$88,662 Out of State Tuition University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas

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

$83,843 , Michigan

$83,906 Westminster College, Utah

$84,218 Albany Medical College, New York

$84,362  Integrated Anesthesia Associates, Connecticut

$85,689 In-State Tuition Virginia Commonwealth University DNAP, Virginia

$86,460 In-State Tuition Augusta University, Georgia

$86,740 Decatur Memorial Hospital & Millikin University, Illinois

$87,596 In-State Tuition University of Iowa, Iowa

$88,176 In-State Tuition Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina

$88,515 Union University School of Nursing, Tennessee

$89,085 Out of State Tuition University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi

$89,385 Quinnipiac University, Connecticut

$90-100k

Cost of Nurse Anesthetist School $90k-100k

$90,115 Out of State Tuition University of South Carolina & Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital (USC/PRMH), South Carolina

$90,586 In-State Tuition University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama

$90,060 Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, Tennessee

$90,310 Mount Marty College Graduate Program, South Dakota

$90,788 , Maine

$90,850 Webster University, Missouri

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

$91,057 , Ohio

$91,057 Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio

$91,963 Goldfarb School of Nursing – Barnes Jewish College at Washington University Medical Center, Missouri

$93,045 In State tuition California State University Fullerton, California

$92,585 Gonzaga University & Sacred Heart Medical Center, Washington

$93,786 Rush University, Illinois

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

$95,277 Drexel University Nurse Anesthesia Program, Pennsylvania

$95,344 Samuel Merritt University, California

$96,287 Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, New Jersey

$97,390 Bryan College of Health Sciences, Nebraska

$97,400 Villanova University and Crozer-Chester Medical, Pennsylvania

$98,751 Out of State Tuition Wayne State University, Michigan

$98,947 Out of State Tuition St. Elizabeth Health Center & Youngstown State University, Ohio

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

$99,401 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Wisconsin

$99,550 Samford 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

$102,026 University of Arizona School of Nursing, Arizona

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

$102,176 University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minnesota

$102,256 Midwestern University, Arizona

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

$102,437 Out of State Tuition University of Michigan Flint & Hurley Medical Center, Michigan

$102,560 Charleston Area Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia, West Virginia

$102,951 Texas Christian University, Texas

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

$103,825 Barry University, Florida

$104,450 York College of Pennsylvania & WellSpan Health (YCP/WH), Pennsylvania

$104,666 Baylor College of Medicine, Texas

$105,673 In-State Tuition

$106,541 Out of State Tuition East Carolina University College of Nursing, North Carolina

$105,610 Boston College, Massachusetts

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

$107,135 Columbia University, New York, NY

$108,418 Out of State Tuition Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida

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

$110-120k

$110,216 Texas Wesleyan University, Texas

$110,861 Out of State Tuition Yale-New Haven Hospital & Central Connecticut State University, Connecticut

$114,296 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine, Illinois

$115,260 AdventHealth University, Florida

$115,500 Northeastern University, Massachusetts

$118,245 Out of State Tuition Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina

$118,984 Out of State Tuition University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$119,236 Out of State Tuition Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia – University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina

$120-130k

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

$127,103 Frank J. Tornetta School of Anesthesia at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery/ La Salle University Graduate Nursing, Pennsylvania

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

$130-149k

$130,815 Out of State Tuition University of North Florida, Florida

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

$132,609 Out of State Tuition University of Cincinnati, Ohio

$133,515 University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA

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

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

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

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

$137,290 Georgetown University School of Nursing, Washington DC

$138,272 Loma Linda University, California

$138,321 University of Southern California (USC) – Keck School of Medicine, California

$138,450 Marian University, Indiana

$138,716 University of Miami School of Nursing, Florida

$139,040 Out of State Tuition Rutgers School of Nursing, New Jersey

$140,053 Out of State Tuition University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minnesota

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

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

$150k+

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

$159,138 Jefferson University, Pennsylvania

$161,223 Out of State Tuition University of Iowa, Iowa

$162,866 Duke University Nurse Anesthesia Program, North Carolina

$164,310 Out of State Tuition

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

$168,478 Out of State Tuition University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Tennessee

$172,324 Out of State Tuition University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama

$178,103 Emory University, Georgia

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