by our College Data Analytics Team
[Nurse Anesthetist](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/nurse-anesthetist/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for nurse anesthetist students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in nurse anesthetist, balancing cost against outcomes.
Our Lady Of The Lake College earned the #1 spot for value among nurse anesthetist schools in Louisiana. Our Lady Of The Lake College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baton Rouge. In-state tuition and fees average $17,959. Nurse Anesthetist graduates carry a median of $39,565 in student loans. Early-career nurse anesthetist graduates make about $142,312. That is a strong return on a $39,565 median debt. Roughly 99% of applicants are accepted.
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
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