Best CRNA schools in the South (2027)

52 ranked programs in the South, ordered by the Everything CRNA Score. Overall national rank shown.

#	Program	Score	Outcomes	Clinical	Value	Reputation	NCE pass	Total cost
1	Old Dominion University Virginia Beach, VA	80	84	57	93	83	100%	$72,186
6	UNC Greensboro Greensboro, NC	72	84	46	97	51	100%	$55,747
7	The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	70	61	61	73	93	96%	$100,474
8	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	70	59	97	38	95	96%	$135,607
9	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	68	60	84	46	93	95%	$126,397
10	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD	67	66	69	-	99	100%	-
11	Augusta University Augusta, GA	66	44	91	80	68	83%	$92,510
12	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	66	40	78	86	87	90%	$83,916
13	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	65	58	30	96	83	97%	$55,904
15	Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC	65	65	37	85	73	99%	$84,432
18	University of Maryland Baltimore, MD	64	75	36	65	70	100%	$108,782
19	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	64	65	58	82	51	97%	$89,295
20	Barry University Hollywood, FL	63	69	86	54	38	96%	$118,000
25	The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN	63	78	50	52	58	100%	$120,719
26	Western Carolina University Asheville, NC	63	52	57	90	66	87%	$74,393
29	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	62	56	42	89	68	96%	$77,819
33	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	61	72	31	33	98	100%	$143,371
37	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	58	57	60	74	43	92%	$98,748
40	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	57	58	43	98	30	90%	$53,250
42	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA	57	25	68	78	87	86%	$94,723
45	Georgetown University Washington, DC	55	65	47	6	93	97%	$204,163
49	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	55	43	44	92	51	91%	$72,976
53	Florida International University Miami, FL	52	52	27	84	43	95%	$84,680
54	Florida State University Panama City, FL	52	41	74	80	26	86%	$92,230
57	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	52	36	62	94	30	92%	$68,789
58	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN	52	39	21	86	73	87%	$82,695
63	University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus San Juan, PR	51	65	27	96	3	100%	$56,739
65	Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Madison, TN	49	29	67	25	97	88%	$157,887
69	Duke University Durham, NC	48	47	54	0	93	91%	$346,831
70	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	48	51	45	81	10	92%	$90,687
76	Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston Salem, NC	46	49	35	10	87	91%	$181,389
80	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	45	60	27	6	73	91%	$200,064
81	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	45	48	44	53	33	93%	$118,035
83	AdventHealth University Orlando, FL	44	47	61	47	18	90%	$126,025
84	US Army San Antonio, TX	44	21	44	100	-	80%	No tuition
88	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR	43	37	37	70	33	65%	$104,736
90	Keiser University Naples, FL	42	53	53	43	8	94%	$128,814
92	Northwestern State University Natchitoches, LA	42	36	27	88	22	88%	$79,385
94	Arkansas State University State University, AR	41	27	-	95	22	83%	$61,660
96	Murray State University Murray, KY	41	29	80	53	12	85%	$119,484
97	University of Charleston Charleston, WV	40	28	64	63	20	80%	$110,195
98	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	40	45	20	19	73	92%	$163,451
100	Emory University Decatur, GA	39	46	-	2	66	91%	$251,804
101	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	39	37	47	31	43	73%	$144,876
102	Samford University Birmingham, AL	37	29	35	59	-	87%	$114,411
104	University of Mobile Mobile, AL	36	44	7	64	22	83%	$109,800
106	Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge, LA	35	40	37	44	15	94%	$127,740
107	Union University Jackson, TN	35	29	71	29	18	77%	$147,759
116	South College Knoxville, TN	29	24	60	31	4	82%	$144,760
118	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN	28	6	80	39	6	76%	$134,231
119	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Arecibo, PR	24	2	16	100	1	60%	$38,315
122	The University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	20	25	3	36	12	80%	$137,457

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

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