2025 Best Nurse Anesthetist Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Nurse Anesthetist is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #28 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of nurse anesthetist. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 doctor's degrees in nurse anesthetist during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nurse Anesthetist School for Your Doctor's Degree

The nurse anesthetist doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality nurse anesthetist program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nurse anesthetist students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nurse anesthetist students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nurse anesthetist related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nurse anesthetist students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The nurse anesthetist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nurse Anesthetist Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nurse Anesthetist in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nurse Anesthetist

1

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Gonzaga University is a great choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Gonzaga University

2

National University
San Diego, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat National University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from National University

3

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Oregon Health & Science University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist. OHSU is a small public university located in the large city of Portland.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Oregon Health & Science University

Best Nurse Anesthetist Colleges by State

Explore the best nurse anesthetist colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	0
Washington	216	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nurse Anesthetist

Nurse Anesthetist is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nurse Anesthetist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	446
Registered Nursing	210
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	105
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	88
Nursing Science	37
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	20
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	16
School Nursing	11
Critical Care Nursing	10
Nursing Administration	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.