Duke CRNA Program

Duke University, located in the Tar Heel State of Durham, North Carolina offers one of the top CRNA programs in the United States. The Duke CRNA program length is 36 months (83 credit hours) beginning in the calendar month of August each year.  This detailed summary will discuss the degree, course structure, class size, acceptance rates, admissions, tuition costs and other helpful information for the school.

#23 Best CRNA Schools – Duke CRNA

We spent hundreds of hours interviewing nurse anesthetists to come up with the list of Best CRNA schools where we include real feedback on all CRNA schools from nurse anesthesiologists all over the US.  In our Best CRNA School survey, Duke CRNA has a CRNA School Ranking of #23 out of 124 CRNA Schools.  This is what real CRNAs had to say about the CRNA program at Duke:

Duke CRNA – 10/10 for reputation and experience working with an assistant professor. I am rating 7/10 based on quality of graduates I have encountered.

For more information on all CRNA schools, check out Best CRNA Schools and CRNA School Rankings.

Duke DNP

Upon graduation from the CRNA program, you will receive a Duke University DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) degree.  Certainly, CRNA master’s degrees will no longer be offered by CRNA schools from 2022. Therefore, all degrees offered from CRNA schools will be Doctor degrees such as:

• DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice)
• DNP-A (Doctor of Nursing Practice – Anesthesia)
• DNP-NA (Doctor of Nursing Practice – Nurse Anesthesia)
• DMPNA  (Doctor of Management Practice – Nurse Anesthesia)

For instance, many healthcare professions, like Pharmacy, are also moving towards the doctorate degree as the entry level to enter the profession.

Duke CRNA Program Course Load

The Duke DNP degree program is based on a front loaded course load.  In other words, an integrated CRNA degree is one where clinical experience begins in the first year with both clinical hours and classroom lectures throughout the program length. On the other hand, this is different than a front loaded CRNA degree where the first year is considered mainly academic with classroom education while the remaining years are focused on clinical rotations. In general, there is no right or wrong method of teaching – roughly 33% of schools have integrated course loads in the first year and 67% are front loaded. Therefore, the trend of more clinical hours in the first year has been increasing in recent years as CRNA schools realize the importance of practical experience and knowledge sooner rather than later.

Duke University CRNA Program Class Size

To sum up, the Duke University CRNA program class size is 25 students and considered average.  To give a frame of reference, the average class size of CRNA programs across the nation is 24 CRNA students.

Duke CRNA Acceptance Rate & Admissions

The application deadline for the Duke CRNA program is on October 1. The Duke CRNA program does not accept applications via NursingCas, which means applicants will have to apply directly to the school.  The program charges an application fee of US$50, which is on par with the average CRNA application fee of US$61. In summary, the Duke CRNA acceptance rate is 25% and is deemed competitive. As a comparison to other CRNA schools, the average CRNA school acceptance rate across the United States is 26%.

Duke CRNA Program Tuition

In-State tuition is US$167,217, which is extremely expensive.  The average In-State tuition for CRNA schools is US$89,490 in the United States. Out-of-State Tuition is US$167,217, which is very expensive. The average Out-of-State tuition for CRNA schools is US$105,291 across the country. Above all, for both In-State and Out-of-State tuition, these tuition figures include the total cost of the entire program excluding living expenses.  Consequently, after one year of living in many States, you would be considered an ‘In State’ resident for tuition purposes.  In short, rules vary state by state.  Therefore, please do additional research on this if you are applying as an Out-of-State CRNA student. To conclude, you might have to leave a tuition deposit once you are accepted into the Duke program.  This is usually a one-time deposit and off-set with your tuition bill. Most CRNA schools charge this reservation fee and the average across the nation is US$1,358.  The Duke reservation fee is US$1,000. Always remember that CRNA Scholarship programs do exist to help students with tuition.

Duke CRNA Program Additional Information

For your reference, we have listed out additional information on the nurse anesthesia program in the table below.

Best CRNA School Rating	US News Ranking	Name	State	City	Degree Offered	Program Length (Months)	Credit Hours	Application Deadline	NursingCas (Yes/No)	GRE	Acceptance Rate %	Student Attrition %	Test Taker Pass Rate %	In-State Tuition (US$000's)	Out-of-State Tuition (US$000's)
23	3	Duke CRNA Program	North Carolina	Durham	DNP	36	83	Oct	N	Depends	25%	0%	88%	$167	$167

Other Information on Duke CRNA Program

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