Best CRNA schools in the Midwest (2027)

36 ranked programs in the Midwest, ordered by the Everything CRNA Score. Overall national rank shown.

#	Program	Score	Outcomes	Clinical	Value	Reputation	NCE pass	Total cost
2	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	80	84	56	83	93	100%	$86,909
4	The University of Akron Akron, OH	75	79	77	88	51	98%	$77,900
5	Oakland University Rochester, MI	73	66	85	67	80	96%	$106,765
14	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	65	84	78	73	6	100%	$100,342
16	Missouri State University Springfield, MO	64	42	98	76	62	82%	$98,150
17	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	64	58	98	77	30	94%	$96,072
21	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	63	54	76	56	77	91%	$116,553
23	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	63	72	23	79	68	95%	$93,447
24	Millikin University Decatur, IL	63	84	37	75	-	100%	$98,510
30	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	62	72	72	32	62	95%	$143,899
35	Rush University Chicago, IL	60	63	60	35	77	92%	$138,073
38	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	58	60	47	67	58	91%	$107,330
39	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	58	66	34	62	62	93%	$111,356
41	Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College St. Louis, MO	57	68	6	50	90	94%	$124,592
43	Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE	56	46	78	59	51	87%	$114,191
47	University of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD	55	53	-	92	43	89%	$73,307
50	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH	54	57	42	30	87	95%	$145,760
51	The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	54	21	66	61	99	85%	$111,534
55	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	52	78	18	37	51	100%	$136,443
59	Clarkson College Omaha, NE	51	54	66	55	26	88%	$117,239
60	Franciscan Healthcare La Crosse, WI	51	52	50	69	33	87%	$104,759
61	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL	51	61	39	14	80	97%	$170,406
62	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	51	45	69	60	33	96%	$113,959
66	Endeavor Health Evanston, IL	49	69	65	18	26	98%	$165,986
67	University Health Kansas City, MO	49	40	27	82	58	90%	$87,270
72	Marian University Indianapolis, IN	47	33	80	51	-	86%	$122,060
73	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN	47	26	17	90	77	81%	$74,290
77	Webster University St. Louis, MO	46	49	57	39	38	92%	$132,375
82	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	45	49	40	49	38	86%	$124,879
86	Mount Marty University Sioux Falls, SD	43	29	85	34	38	85%	$139,685
87	Newman University Wichita, KS	43	56	-	56	10	95%	$116,553
91	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	42	43	40	33	51	87%	$140,154
93	University of Evansville Evansville, IN	42	68	-	22	15	94%	$160,653
95	University of Kansas Kansas City, KS	41	19	25	99	43	81%	$50,012
108	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	35	21	65	45	26	87%	$127,034
113	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	30	11	-	8	87	82%	$193,343

See every program in the region, ranked or not: CRNA schools in the Midwest.

Data: Everything CRNA School Finder data (October 2026), compiled from program websites and admissions offices. Methodology.