Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Schools by State | Programs 2025
Written by:
Kathleen Gaines
MSN, RN, BA, CBC
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably thinking about, or on your way to becoming, a Nurse Anesthetist, the highest-paid nursing profession out there! We know it’s no easy feat, so congrats to you for taking this first step! One of the biggest decisions you have to make in this process is choosing between CRNA programs!
To help you with this decision, we’ve rounded up a list of accredited CRNA schools by state for 2025, including the program cost, the type of degree offered, and whether the program is private or public, so you can easily find the right program for you!
CRNA Programs by State
Alabama
- Birmingham, AL
- Program Cost: $10,695 per semester (3 terms per year)
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Birmingham, AL
- Program Cost: $572 per credit
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Public
- Mobile, AL
- Program Cost: $1,000 per credit
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Private
Arizona
- Glendale, AZ
- Program Cost: $49,197 per year
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Private
- Tucson, AZ
- Program Cost: $1,200 per credit
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Public
Arkansas
- Program Cost: $45,000 per year
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Public
- Little Rock, AR
- Program cost: $22,002/year
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Public
California
California State University Fullerton
- Fullerton, CA
- Program cost: $90,791
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Public
- Loma Linda, CA
- Program Cost: $138,666
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Private
- Fresno, CA
- Program Cost: $75,690
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Private
- Oakland, CA
- Program Cost: $110,679
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
University of Southern California (USC)
- Los Angeles, CA
- Program Cost: $1,928 per unit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
Read our guide for an in-depth review of the top CRNA schools in California.
Connecticut
- Hartford, CT
- Program Cost: $6,424 per term
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Fairfield, CT
- Program Cost: $1,080/credit
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Private
- Hamden, CT
- Program Cost: $1,085/credit
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Private
Yale University - New Haven Hospital
- New Haven, CT
- Program Cost: $47,725per year
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Private
District of Columbia
- Washington, DC
- Program Cost: $81,933 year 1, $39,697 year 2, $24,882 year 3
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Private
Florida
- Orlando, FL
- Program cost: $110,215
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School type: Private
- Hollywood, FL
- Program Cost: $97,650
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Fort Myers, FL
- Program Cost: $363.38/credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Florida International University
- Miami, FL
- Program Cost: $84,521
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Panama City, FL
- Program Cost: $92,595.25
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
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- Naples, FL
- Program Cost: $74,777
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Coral Gables, FL
- Program Cost: $132,000
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Jacksonville, FL
- Program Cost: $601.70/credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Tampa, FL
- Program Cost: $800.00 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Georgia
- Augusta, GA
- Program Cost: $9,000 per semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Atlanta, GA
- Program Cost: $24,190/semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
>> Related: Top CRNA Schools in Georgia
Illinois
- Decatur, IL
- Program Cost: $1,018 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
Northshore University Healthcare/Depaul University
- Evanston, IL
- Program Cost: $755 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- North Chicago, IL
- Program Cost: $129,088
- Degree offered: DNP
- Chicago, IL
- Program Cost: $1,110 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Edwardsville, IL
- Program Cost: $61,993
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Indiana
- Indianapolis, IN
- Program Cost: $1,450/credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Evansville, IN
- Program Cost: $14,100/semester
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Private
Iowa
- Iowa City IA
- Program Cost: $80,756
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Kansas
- Wichita, KS
- Program Cost: $1,157.00
- Degree offered: DNAP
- School Type: Public
- Kansas City, KS
- Program Cost: $60,689.77
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Kentucky
- Madisonville, KY
- Program Cost: $707 per credit
- Degree offered: MSN
- School Type: Public
- Highland Heights, KY
- Program Cost: $746 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Louisville, KY
- Program Cost: $109,849 for in-state tuition and fees
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Louisiana
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Program Cost: $97,284.00
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- New Orleans, LA
- Program Cost: $30,907.50 per year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Natchitoches, LA
- Program cost: $475/credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Public
Maine
- Portland, ME
- Program Cost: $88,030
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Maryland
- Baltimore, MD
- Program cost: $62,811/year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
- Bethesda, MD
- Program Cost: Free w/ 7years active duty
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Baltimore, MD
- Program Cost: $824 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Massachusetts
- Chestnut Hill, MA
- Program cost: $1,574/credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
- Boston, MA
- Program cost: $1,685/credit hour plus $4,225
- Degree offered: Post-master’s certificate
- School type: Private
>>Related: Top Hybrid CRNA Programs With Online Classes
Michigan
- East Lansing, MI
- Program Cost: $78,735
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Royal Oak, MI
- Program Cost: $10,500 per semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Detroit, MI
- Program Cost: $112,914
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
The University of Michigan Flint
- Flint, MI
- Program Cost: $887.50 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Detroit, MI
- Program Cost: $961.83 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
Minnesota
Mayo School of Health Sciences
- Rochester, MN
- Program Cost: $63,556
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- St. Louis Park, MN
- Program cost: $84,825.84
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
- Minneapolis, MN
- Program Cost: $675 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Minneapolis, MN
- Program Cost: $11,800 per semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Program Cost: $8,536 per term
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Missouri
- St. Louis, MO
- Program Cost: $102,366
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Springfield, MO
- Program Cost: $69,630
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Kansas City MO
- Program Cost: $108,921
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- St. Louis, MO
- Program Cost: $6,585 per term
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
Nebraska
Bryan College of Health Sciences
- Lincoln, NE
- Program Cost: $1,031 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Omaha, NE
- Program Cost: $10,963/semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
New Jersey
- Camden, NJ
- Program Cost: $94,188
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Newark, NJ
- Program Cost: $971/credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
New York
- Albany, NY
- Program Cost: $84,618
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- New York, NY
- Program Cost: $113,927 per year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Hempstead, NY
- Program cost: $1,510/credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Buffalo, NY
- Program Cost: $12,560
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
North Carolina
- Durham, NC
- Program Cost: $28,650 per semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Greenville, NC
- Program Cost: $43,349
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
University of North Carolina Charlotte
- Charlotte, NC
- Program Cost: $81,012
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Greensboro, NC
- Program Cost: $47,836.89
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Program Cost: $152,296
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Asheville, NC
- Program Cost: $7,415.40 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
>> Related: Top CRNA Schools in North Carolina
North Dakota
- Grand Forks, ND
- Program Cost: $31,067.49/year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic School of Anesthesia
- Cleveland, OH
- Program Cost: $2,133 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
Frances Payne Bolton – Case Western Reserve University
- Cleveland, OH
- Program cost: $2,263 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
- Sylvania, OH
- Program Cost: $11,000 per semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Westerville, OH
- Program Cost: $100,683
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
St. Elizabeth Health Center/Youngstown State University
- Youngstown, OH
- Program cost: $17,145.98/year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
- Akron, OH
- Program Cost: $507.55 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Cincinnati, OH
- Program cost: $13,322 per term
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Public
Oklahoma
- Tulsa, OK
- Program cost: $127,450
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
Oregon
Oregon Health and Science University
- Portland, OR
- Program Cost: $132,218.66
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Read our guide for an in-depth review of the top CRNA schools in Oregon.
Pennsylvania
- Danville, PA
- Program Cost: $1,025.25 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Allentown, PA
- Program Cost: $125,196
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Philadelphia, PA
- Program cost: $1,042 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
La Roche College/Allegheny School of Anesthesia
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Program Cost: $995 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
La Salle University - Einstein Medical Center
- Norristown, PA
- Program Cost: $900 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
St. Vincent College/Excela Health School
- Latrobe, PA
- Program cost: $1,119/credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
- Philadelphia, PA
- Program Cost: $48,668 per year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Philadelphia, PA
- Program Cost: $227,278
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Program Cost: $28,278 per year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
- Scranton, PA
- Program Cost: $1,200 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia/Gannon University
- Erie, PA
- Program cost: $86,265
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
Villanova University/Crozer Chester Medical Center
- Springfield, PA
- Program Cost: $1,300 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- York, PA
- Program Cost: $960 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
Rhode Island
- North Providence, RI
- Program cost: $542 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Public
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
- Charleston, SC
- Program Cost: $27,972 per year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Columbia, SC
- Program Cost: $7,545/semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
South Dakota
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Program Cost: $1,220 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
Tennessee
- Harrogate, TN
- Program cost: $34,095/year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia
- Madison, TN
- Program Cost: $95,000
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Jackson, TN
- Program Cost: $30,750/year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Knoxville, TN
- Program Cost: $6,690 per semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
University of Tennessee Chattanooga - Erlanger Health
- Chattanooga, TN
- Program Cost: $5,235 per semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Memphis, TN
- Program Cost: $18,698 per year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
Texas
- Houston, TX
- Program Cost: $116,456
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
- Fort Worth, TX
- Program Cost: $105,619
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
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- Forth Worth, TX
- Program Cost: $1,262 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center
- Houston, TX
- Program Cost: $50,079
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public
US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing - Northeastern University
- San Antonio, TX
- Program Cost: Paid with 5 years of Service
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Public - Military
Utah
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Program Cost: $122,490
- Degree offered: MSN
- School Type: Private
Virginia
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Program cost: $551 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Public
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Richmond, VA
- Program cost: $8,871/semester
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Public
Washington
- Spokane, WA
- Program Cost: $1,055 per credit
- Degree offered: DNP
- School Type: Private
West Virginia
Charleston Area Medical Center
- Charleston, WV
- Program cost: $32,500 per year
- Degree offered: DNP
- School type: Private
How to Choose a CRNA School
Selecting a CRNA school is a profoundly personal decision. Choosing a CRNA school near you or a hybrid online CRNA program will be ideal if you want to stay in your area. Conversely, you may seek out the cheapest CRNA schools if you have a strict budget.
Before making your decision, ask yourself these questions:
- Can I afford my desired program? If not, do I qualify for scholarships, financial aid, or loans?
- Am I willing to relocate for my desired program? If not, can I attend online?
- Can I commit to a full-time academic schedule? If not, can I attend my desired program part-time?
- Is the program accredited?
CRNA School FAQs
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