Best Nursing-Anesthesia Programs
Ranked in 2016 | Best Nursing-Anesthesia Programs Rankings Methodology
A nurse anesthetist uses gas or drugs to help block patients' pain in many medical settings. These are the top graduate programs that train nurse anesthetists. Each school's score reflects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions.
| Rank | School name | Score |
|---|---|---|
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#1
Overall Score:
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA |
4.0 |
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#2
Overall Score:
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX |
3.8 |
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#3
Overall Score:
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Duke University
Durham, NC |
3.7 |
|
#4Tie
Overall Score:
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Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia - California State Univ.—Fullerton
Fullerton, CA |
3.6 |
|
#4Tie
Overall Score:
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Rush University
Chicago, IL |
3.6 |
|
#4Tie
Overall Score:
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD |
3.6 |
|
#4Tie
Overall Score:
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
3.6 |
|
#8Tie
Overall Score:
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University of Texas Health Science Center—Houston
Houston, TX |
3.5 |
|
#8Tie
Overall Score:
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U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing
Fort Sam Houston, TX |
3.5 |
|
#10Tie
Overall Score:
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC |
3.4 |
|
#10Tie
Overall Score:
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Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
Rochester, MN |
3.4 |
|
#10Tie
Overall Score:
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University at Buffalo—SUNY
Buffalo, NY |
3.4 |
|
#10Tie
Overall Score:
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University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI |
3.4 |
|
#10Tie
Overall Score:
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA |
3.4 |
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#10Tie
Overall Score:
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University of Maryland—Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
3.4 |
|
#10Tie
Overall Score:
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA |
3.4 |
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#10Tie
Overall Score:
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Wake Forest Baptist Health - Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
3.4 |
|
#18Tie
Overall Score:
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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
St. Louis, MO |
3.3 |
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#18Tie
Overall Score:
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Oakland University—Beaumont
Rochester, MI |
3.3 |
|
#18Tie
Overall Score:
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Sacred Heart Medical Center - Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA |
3.3 |
|
#18Tie
Overall Score:
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Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA |
3.3 |
|
#22Tie
Overall Score:
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Boston College (Connell)
Chestnut Hill, MA |
3.2 |
|
#22Tie
Overall Score:
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Columbia University
New York, NY |
3.2 |
|
#22Tie
Overall Score:
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Minneapolis School of Anesthesia
St. Louis Park, MN |
3.2 |
|
#22Tie
Overall Score:
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Northeastern University (Bouve)
Boston, MA |
3.2 |
