2025 Best Nurse Anesthetist Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nurse Anesthetist Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 250 doctor's degrees in nurse anesthetist to qualified students.

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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 Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nurse Anesthetist in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nurse Anesthetist

1

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Rochester, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from University of Iowa

3

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Lawrence.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from University of Kansas

4

Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Mount Marty University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nurse anesthetist. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Yankton.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Mount Marty University

5

Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Bryan College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Lincoln.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Bryan College of Health Sciences

6

Clarkson College
Omaha, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Clarkson College

7

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Missouri State University - Springfield

8

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in nurse anesthetist from Webster University

Best Nurse Anesthetist Colleges by State

Explore the best nurse anesthetist schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	26
Iowa	177	10
Missouri	175	106
Kansas	134	30
Nebraska	99	16
South Dakota	57	33

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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	927
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	146
Nursing Administration	135
Nursing Science	119
Registered Nursing	34
Critical Care Nursing	25
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	22
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	14
School Nursing	13
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	10

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.