New Jersey, known as the Garden State, is ranked #16 in total number of CRNA Schools in the United States. It shares the #16 CRNA School ranking with Maryland, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Virginia as well as several other States. Located in the Tri-State area, New Jersey is strategically between Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware. CRNA students in New Jersey love how they are in close proximity to Philadelphia and NYC while having the highest population density in the US. This allows more cultural exchange and experiences in meeting more people.
Second, New Jersey has approved legislation to be part of the RN Compact States agreement and this should be implemented in 2021. This means RN nurses are able to move around freely and work within all 33 approved multi-license states. However, it’s important to note that there is no such APRN Compact for nurse anesthetists yet though this may change in the future. This is something that is important when people consider CRNA Schools in NJ.
Nurse Anesthetist Programs in New Jersey
There are two CRNA Schools in New Jersey located in the cities of Camden and Newark as shown below:
- Rutgers CRNA, Newark (Doctor of Nursing Practice)
- Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes, Camden (Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia)
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is one of the largest universities in the US with more than 31,000 undergraduate students annually and it has an excellent CRNA program. Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes CRNA Program is associated with Drexel University’s College of Nursing and the MSN is granted by Drexel. As all CRNA school programs are transitioning from MSN to DNP degrees, as of July 2020, the Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes CRNA program is currently inactive for admission status pending further news. Thus, in reality there is only one of two CRNA Schools in New Jersey currently active for admissions.
As of Year End 2020, there are 122 CRNA schools in the United States and 2.4 CRNA schools in each State on average. To compare, there are 13 CRNA schools in Pennsylvania and 9 CRNA schools in Florida. In addition, North Carolina and Tennessee both have 6 CRNA schools. On the other hand, there are no CRNA programs at all in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico, Vermont, New Hampshire, Alaska, and Hawaii. Oftentimes, the States with more CRNA schools tend to have more CRNA jobs as well. This generalization seems to apply to NJ as it is ranked #16 in number of CRNA Schools in the US and #18 in number of CRNA jobs in the country.
CRNA Programs in New Jersey Acceptance Rate
Best CRNA Schools in New Jersey
Best CRNA School Ranking | All CRNA Schools | City | Degree Offered |
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53 | Rutgers CRNA | Newark | DNP |
105 | Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes | Camden | MSN |
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Other New Jersey CRNA Information
Map of CRNA Schools by State
With only one CRNA schools in New Jersey, you may be interested in applying to CRNA programs nearby in other States. The States surrounding New Jersey to the north, east and west all do not have CRNA Schools. However, other States that have CRNA programs include:
Notes:
The darker the blue color equivocates to more CRNA Schools in the State.
Tier 1 = 6 or more CRNA Schools
2nd Tier = 3 to 5 CRNA Schools
Tier 3 = 1 or 2 CRNA Schools
White means no CRNA schools in the State.
Data source: everythingCRNA
CRNA Salary in New Jersey
Nurse Anesthetist Programs in NJ Conclusion
To sum up, although there are currently two CRNA schools in New Jersey, in reality there is only one CRNA School NJ who is taking new students. If you are interested in attending CRNA schools in the Tri-State area, I also recommend researching CRNA Schools in Pennsylvania and CRNA Schools in NJ as well to keep your options open.
Pursuing a CRNA program in New Jersey will also make sense if you plan on staying within the State after graduation. This is because it is common that a SRNA nurse can find nurse anesthetist jobs within the same State easier than students from out of State upon finishing school.
Did you graduate from one of the CRNA Schools in New Jersey? Does anyone have any opinion on Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes potentially ending their nurse anesthetist program in NJ? Please let us know what you thought of the programs and experience working with the graduates. Click on the image gallery below for more information on nurse anesthetist schools in NJ.
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