2025 Best Nurse Anesthetist Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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 8 schools in the Great Lakes 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 209 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 quality 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 schools for nurse anesthetist students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nurse Anesthetist Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nurse Anesthetist in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nurse Anesthetist

1

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Case Western Reserve University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cleveland.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Case Western Reserve University

2

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist needs to check out University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

3

Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Otterbein University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist. Located in the suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Otterbein University

4

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist needs to look into University of Detroit Mercy. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Detroit.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from University of Detroit Mercy

5

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Wayne State University

6

University of Michigan - Flint
Flint, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

UM Flint is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Flint.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from University of Michigan - Flint

7

Marian University
Indianapolis, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Marian is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Indianapolis.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Marian University

8

Millikin University
Decatur, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Millikin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Decatur.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Millikin University

Best Nurse Anesthetist Colleges by State

Explore the best nurse anesthetist schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	48
Michigan	257	4
Ohio	253	26
Indiana	202	21

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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	1,542
Registered Nursing	180
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	64
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	49
Nursing Science	42
Nursing Administration	34
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	17
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	12
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	12
School Nursing	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.