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2027 Best Value Nurse Anesthetist Schools in North Carolina

[Nurse Anesthetist](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/nurse-anesthetist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for nurse anesthetist students.

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• Best Value Nurse Anesthetist Schools in North Carolina

2027 Best Value Nurse Anesthetist Schools in North Carolina

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in nurse anesthetist, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Nurse Anesthetist Schools

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

$67,642 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,577 Avg Student Debt

$78,158 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Wake Forest University the best value for a degree in nurse anesthetist in North Carolina. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $67,642 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $21,577 to complete the nurse anesthetist program here. Soon after graduation, nurse anesthetist degree recipients from Wake Forest University generally make around $202,919. That is a strong return on a $21,577 median debt. The acceptance rate is 22%.

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Duke University
Durham, NC

$68,758 In-State Tuition & Fees

$29,000 Avg Student Debt

$97,800 Median Earnings (10yr)

Duke University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value nurse anesthetist schools. Duke University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,758. Students borrow a median of $29,000 to complete the nurse anesthetist program here. Nurse Anesthetist graduates of Duke University earn a median of $116,855 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 6%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.