New Mexico State University offers a 36-month Doctor of Nursing Practice in nurse anesthesia in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The program is front-loaded: classroom work comes first, then clinical rotations. The next class starts in January 2027. COA granted initial accreditation in November 2023.
How this program compares Total tuition and fees $100,824
Median of all programs: $124,736
Where this program sits Total cost compared with all programs $100k $200k $300k Inter American University of Puerto Rico: $38k University of Kansas: $50k University of Nevada Las Vegas: $52k Florida Gulf Coast University: $53k UNC Greensboro: $56k East Carolina University: $56k University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus: $57k Arkansas State University: $62k University of North Florida: $69k UTHealth Houston: $70k Old Dominion University: $72k University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: $73k University of South Dakota: $73k Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios: $74k Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science: $74k Western Carolina University: $74k University of South Florida: $78k The University of Akron: $78k Northwestern State University: $79k National University: $82k The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: $83k Medical University of South Carolina: $84k Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center: $84k Florida International University: $85k UPMC Hamot: $86k University of Cincinnati: $87k University Health: $87k University of South Carolina: $89k University of Southern Mississippi: $91k Florida State University: $92k Augusta University: $93k Michigan State University: $93k University of Mississippi Medical Center: $94k Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: $95k Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: $96k La Salle University: $97k Missouri State University: $98k Millikin University: $99k Yale New Haven Hospital: $99k Northern Kentucky University: $99k Youngstown State University: $100k The University of Alabama at Birmingham: $100k Geisinger: $102k Hunter College: $102k University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: $105k Franciscan Healthcare: $105k York College of Pennsylvania: $106k California State University Fullerton: $106k Oakland University: $107k Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: $107k La Roche University: $109k University of Maryland: $109k The University of Scranton: $110k University of Mobile: $110k University of Charleston: $110k The University of Arizona: $111k University of Minnesota: $111k The University of Iowa: $112k Ohio University: $114k University of Michigan-Flint: $114k Bryan College of Health Sciences: $114k Samford University: $114k Rutgers University: $116k Rhode Island College: $116k Rocky Vista University: $116k Newman University: $117k University of Detroit Mercy: $117k Clarkson College: $117k Barry University: $118k Texas Wesleyan University: $118k Murray State University: $119k The University of Tennessee: $121k Marian University: $122k Bellarmine University: $124k Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College: $125k University of North Dakota: $125k Villanova University: $126k Oregon Health and Science University: $126k Idaho State University: $126k AdventHealth University: $126k Texas Christian University: $126k University of Texas Medical Branch: $127k University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: $127k Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: $128k Albany Medical College: $128k Keiser University: $129k Integrated Anesthesia Associates: $130k Carson Newman University: $130k University of Louisville: $131k The Ohio State University: $132k Webster University: $132k Lincoln Memorial University: $134k Virginia Commonwealth University: $136k Edgewood University: $136k Marquette University: $136k The University of Tulsa: $137k Rush University: $138k Independence Health System: $139k Mount Marty University: $140k Metropolitan State University: $140k Baylor College of Medicine: $143k Wayne State University: $144k South College: $145k West Virginia University: $145k Cleveland Clinic: $146k Union University: $148k ChristianaCare: $151k Mary Baldwin University: $152k Northeastern University: $152k Westminster University: $153k University of Pittsburgh: $155k University of the Incarnate Word: $156k Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia: $158k Cedar Crest College: $158k Fairfield University: $158k Loyola University of New Orleans: $159k University of Evansville: $161k Drexel University: $161k University of Texas at Tyler: $161k University of California Davis: $163k Duquesne University: $163k University of Miami: $163k Endeavor Health: $166k UT Health San Antonio: $168k Roseman University of Health Sciences: $169k University at Buffalo: $170k Gonzaga University: $170k University of Illinois Chicago: $170k Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: $170k Midwestern University: $172k Hofstra University: $175k Loma Linda University: $175k Thomas Jefferson University: $176k St. John Fisher University: $178k Ursuline College: $179k Wake Forest University School of Medicine: $181k Boston College: $188k George Fox University: $189k Case Western Reserve University: $193k Vanderbilt University: $194k Johns Hopkins University: $200k Georgetown University: $204k University of New England: $215k DeSales University: $216k University of Southern California: $226k Samuel Merritt University: $232k Emory University: $252k Columbia University: $254k University of Pennsylvania: $288k Duke University: $347k Median $125k New Mexico State University: $101k Number 109 of 151. 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Class size compared with all programs 25 seats 50 seats 75 seats 100 seats Emory University: 10 seats Rhode Island College: 10 seats St. John Fisher University: 12 seats East Carolina University: 12 seats Edgewood University: 12 seats University of Mobile: 15 seats University of Minnesota: 15 seats Oregon Health and Science University: 15 seats Geisinger: 15 seats Inter American University of Puerto Rico: 15 seats West Virginia University: 15 seats Marquette University: 15 seats University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: 16 seats Loma Linda University: 16 seats University of Evansville: 16 seats The University of Iowa: 16 seats Case Western Reserve University: 16 seats La Salle University: 16 seats Franciscan Healthcare: 16 seats Millikin University: 17 seats University of New England: 17 seats York College of Pennsylvania: 17 seats University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus: 17 seats The University of Tennessee: 17 seats Boston College: 18 seats Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College: 18 seats Cleveland Clinic: 18 seats The University of Arizona: 19 seats Westminster University: 19 seats University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: 19 seats The University of Tulsa: 19 seats Integrated Anesthesia Associates: 20 seats Bellarmine University: 20 seats Michigan State University: 20 seats University of Mississippi Medical Center: 20 seats University Health: 20 seats University of Cincinnati: 20 seats The Ohio State University: 20 seats Youngstown State University: 20 seats UPMC Hamot: 20 seats Drexel University: 20 seats La Roche University: 20 seats Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios: 20 seats The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: 20 seats Idaho State University: 21 seats Western Carolina University: 21 seats UTHealth Houston: 22 seats Newman University: 23 seats Florida Gulf Coast University: 24 seats Northern Kentucky University: 24 seats Loyola University of New Orleans: 24 seats Missouri State University: 24 seats Webster University: 24 seats Albany Medical College: 24 seats University at Buffalo: 24 seats Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center: 24 seats Wake Forest University School of Medicine: 24 seats The University of Scranton: 24 seats Northwestern State University: 25 seats Johns Hopkins University: 25 seats University of Detroit Mercy: 25 seats Clarkson College: 25 seats University of North Dakota: 25 seats Ohio University: 25 seats Lincoln Memorial University: 25 seats Mary Baldwin University: 25 seats Old Dominion University: 25 seats University of Southern California: 26 seats Rush University: 26 seats Murray State University: 26 seats Thomas Jefferson University: 26 seats Gonzaga University: 26 seats Duke University: 26 seats Samuel Merritt University: 27 seats Northeastern University: 27 seats University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: 27 seats University of North Florida: 28 seats Bryan College of Health Sciences: 28 seats George Fox University: 28 seats University of Pennsylvania: 28 seats Baylor College of Medicine: 28 seats US Army: 28 seats Oakland University: 29 seats National University: 30 seats AdventHealth University: 30 seats University of Louisville: 30 seats University of Maryland: 30 seats University of Michigan-Flint: 30 seats Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science: 30 seats Independence Health System: 30 seats Union University: 30 seats Vanderbilt University: 30 seats University of Charleston: 30 seats Hofstra University: 31 seats Samford University: 32 seats Arkansas State University: 32 seats Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: 32 seats Medical University of South Carolina: 32 seats California State University Fullerton: 33 seats Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: 33 seats Metropolitan State University: 33 seats Virginia Commonwealth University: 33 seats Marian University: 34 seats Georgetown University: 35 seats Florida State University: 35 seats Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 35 seats University of Southern Mississippi: 35 seats UNC Greensboro: 35 seats Midwestern University: 36 seats University of Kansas: 36 seats Rutgers University: 36 seats Villanova University: 36 seats Columbia University: 37 seats The University of Akron: 38 seats University of Miami: 40 seats Endeavor Health: 40 seats Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: 40 seats Mount Marty University: 40 seats University of Pittsburgh: 41 seats The University of Alabama at Birmingham: 45 seats Fairfield University: 45 seats University of South Carolina: 45 seats Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: 52 seats Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 53 seats Florida International University: 55 seats University of South Florida: 60 seats Augusta University: 60 seats Texas Christian University: 70 seats Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia: 75 seats Barry University: 90 seats Texas Wesleyan University: 105 seats Median 25 seats New Mexico State University: 24 seats Number 74 of 132. 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Admission requirements Minimum GPA 3.00 source Bachelor's in nursing (BSN) required No source Nursing degree accreditation accepted Regional Minimum critical care experience 2 years source NICU experience accepted Case by case source PICU experience accepted Case by case source CCRN Required source GRE Case by case source Shadowing 8 hrs source References 1 source TOEFL / IELTS (international applicants) TOEFL /79/ · IELTS 6.5 source Applies through NursingCAS No Application deadline February 1, 2026 source
Prerequisite courses Required: Statistics, General chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Other courses. No time limit on when prerequisites were taken.
Cost Tuition (in-state or single rate) $89,124 source Fees $11,700 source Total tuition and fees $100,824 source Out-of-state total $173,601
Outcomes and class profile Program format Data: Everything CRNA School Finder data (October 2026), compiled from program websites and admissions offices; accreditation from the COA list (July 8, 2026). Some figures come from admissions offices and change each cycle. "Case by case" means the program decides individually. Always confirm with the program before you apply. Work at this program? Update its information .