CRNA Programs That Accept PICU Experience
Yes, PICU nurses can become CRNAs. 113 CRNA programs accept PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) experience as qualifying critical care. Pediatric critical care develops strong assessment and hemodynamic management skills valued by anesthesia programs.
We found 113 programs matching this filter across 45 states. In-state tuition ranges from $18,000 to $287,904.
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CRNA Club Snapshot
At a Glance
113 Total Programs
$18,000 – $287,904 Tuition Range
45 States Represented
85 DNP, 28 DNAP Degree Breakdown
All 113 Programs
| Program | City | State | Degree | Tuition | GRE | Min GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University | Birmingham | Alabama | DNP | $107,856 | Yes | 3.00 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama | DNP | $71,592 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Midwestern University | Glendale | Arizona | DNAP | $166,347 | No | 3.00 |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | Arkansas | DNP | $45,000 | Yes | 3.25 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock | Arkansas | DNP | $71,037 | No | 3.00 |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda | California | DNP | $170,243 | No | 3.00 |
| National University | Fresno | California | DNAP | $114,524 | No | 3.00 |
| Samuel Merritt University | Oakland | California | DNP | $203,624 | No | 3.25 |
| UC Davis | Sacramento | California | DNP | $154,998 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | California | DNAP | $204,761 | No | 3.00 |
| Rocky Vista University | Englewood | Colorado | DNAP | $165,930 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Nurse Anesthesia Program of Hartford | Hartford | Connecticut | DNAP | $85,140 | No | 3.00 |
| Yale New Haven | New Haven | Connecticut | DNAP | $93,863 | No | 3.00 |
| AdventHealth | Orlando | Florida | DNAP | $126,025 | No | 3.20 |
| Barry University | Hollywood | Florida | DNP | $126,246 | No | 3.20 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers | Florida | DNP | $48,650 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Florida International University | Miami | Florida | DNP | $83,714 | No | 3.00 |
| Florida State University | Panama City | Florida | DNAP | $92,595 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Keiser University | Naples | Florida | DNAP | $107,195 | No | 3.20 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | Florida | DNP | $162,750 | No | 3.00 |
| University of North Florida | Jacksonville | Florida | DNP | $66,789 | Yes | 3.00 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | Florida | DNP | $75,200 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Augusta University | Augusta | Georgia | DNP | $89,100 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Emory University | Atlanta | Georgia | DNP | $185,877 | No | 3.00 |
| Idaho State University | Meridian | Idaho | DNAP | $126,162 | No | 3.00 |
| Endeavor Health/DePaul University | Evanston | Illinois | DNP | $189,616 | No | 3.50 |
| Rosalind Franklin University | North Chicago | Illinois | DNP | $161,344 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | DNP | $150,192 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville | Indiana | DNAP | $153,550 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City | Iowa | DNP | $85,553 | No | 3.00 |
| Newman University | Wichita | Kansas | DNAP | $130,433 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Kansas | Kansas City | Kansas | DNAP | $71,972 | No | 3.00 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville | Kentucky | DNP | $111,100 | No | 3.00 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | Kentucky | DNP | $83,422 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Louisville | Louisville | Kentucky | DNP | $115,744 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | DNP | $113,788 | No | 3.00 |
| Loyola University Dual NA + AGACNP | New Orleans | Louisiana | DNP | $150,075 | No | 3.00 |
| University of New England | Portland | Maine | DNP | $147,855 | No | 3.00 |
| Johns Hopkins School of Nursing DNP | Baltimore | Maryland | DNP | $214,016 | No | 3.00 |
| Uniformed Services University | Bethesda | Maryland | DNP | Free | — | 3.00 |
| University of Maryland | Baltimore | Maryland | DNP | $108,101 | No | 3.00 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Massachusetts | DNP | $187,600 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | Massachusetts | DNP | $149,842 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Michigan | DNP | $87,723 | No | 3.00 |
| Oakland University | Rochester | Michigan | DNP | $100,251 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | Michigan | DNP | $109,299 | No | 3.00 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | Michigan | DNAP | $88,309 | No | 3.00 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester | Minnesota | DNAP | $70,619 | No | 3.30 |
| Minneapolis School of Anesthesia | Saint Paul | Minnesota | DNP | $92,454 | No | 3.00 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minnesota | DNP | $96,320 | No | 2.75 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minnesota | DNP | $101,200 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | DNP | $87,363 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Goldfarb/Barnes-Jewish | St. Louis | Missouri | DNP | $105,180 | No | 3.00 |
| Missouri State University | Springfield | Missouri | DNAP | $91,990 | No | 3.00 |
| University Health/Truman Medical Center | Kansas City | Missouri | DNP | $84,770 | No | 3.20 |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | Lincoln | Nebraska | DNAP | $104,318 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Clarkson College | Omaha | Nebraska | DNP | $107,685 | No | 3.00 |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | Henderson | Nevada | DNP | $169,600 | No | 3.20 |
| Rutgers | Newark | New Jersey | DNP | $95,625 | No | 3.20 |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | New Mexico | DNP | $97,787 | No | 3.00 |
| Columbia University | New York | New York | DNP | $132,779 | No | — |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead | New York | DNP | $171,600 | No | 3.00 |
| St. John Fisher University Wegmans | Rochester | New York | DNP | $190,926 | No | 3.00 |
| SUNY Buffalo | Buffalo | New York | DNP | $159,815 | No | 3.00 |
| Duke University | Durham | North Carolina | DNP | $186,750 | No | 3.00 |
| UNC Greensboro | Greensboro | North Carolina | DNP | $65,490 | Yes | 3.20 |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | DNP | $287,904 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Western Carolina University | Asheville | North Carolina | DNP | $70,178 | Yes | 3.00 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks | North Dakota | DNP | $114,960 | No | 3.00 |
| Lourdes University | Sylvania | Ohio | DNP | $111,150 | No | 3.00 |
| Ohio State University | Columbus | Ohio | DNP | $87,138 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinatti | Ohio | DNP | $76,851 | — | 3.40 |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike | Ohio | DNP | $182,907 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa | Oklahoma | DNP | $131,542 | No | 3.00 |
| George Fox University | Newberg | Oregon | DNP | $171,000 | No | 3.00 |
| OHSU | Portland | Oregon | DNP | $114,524 | No | 3.00 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | DNP | $158,220 | No | 3.20 |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | DNP | $169,280 | No | 3.20 |
| Geisinger/Bloomsburg University | Danville | Pennsylvania | DNP | $102,030 | — | — |
| Independence Health System School of Anesthesia | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | DNAP | $109,598 | No | 3.00 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | DNP | $169,185 | No | 3.20 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | DNP | $102,030 | No | 3.00 |
| UPMC Hamot/Gannon University | Erie | Pennsylvania | DNP | $102,060 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Villanova University | Springfield | Pennsylvania | DNP | $143,613 | Yes | 3.00 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York | Pennsylvania | DNP | $106,000 | No | 3.20 |
| InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico | Arecibo | Puerto Rico | DNAP | $18,000 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Ríos | Hato Rey | Puerto Rico | DNAP | $66,225 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Puerto Rico | San Juan | Puerto Rico | DNP | $56,800 | No | 3.00 |
| Rhode Island College | North Providence | Rhode Island | DNP | $106,652 | No | 3.00 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | South Carolina | DNAP | $69,516 | Yes | 3.00 |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia | South Carolina | DNAP | $89,295 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Mount Marty University | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | DNAP | $253,376 | No | 3.00 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Tennessee | DNP | $123,255 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Union University | Jackson | Tennessee | DNP | $133,659 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Tennessee | DNP | $87,912 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis | Tennessee | DNP | $59,169 | No | 3.00 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Tennessee | DNP | — | — | 3.00 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston | Texas | DNP | $242,857 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Texas | DNAP | $115,000 | Yes | 3.00 |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth | Texas | DNAP | $126,408 | Yes | 3.00 |
| U.S. Army | San Antonio | Texas | DNP | Free | No | 3.00 |
| University of Texas at Houston | Houston | Texas | DNP | $57,824 | Yes | 3.00 |
| University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Texas | DNP | $151,398 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston | Texas | DNP | $235,110 | No | 3.00 |
| Westminster University | Salt Lake City | Utah | DNP | $147,600 | No | 3.00 |
| Mary Baldwin University | Fishersville | Virginia | DNP | $166,386 | No | 3.00 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane | Washington | DNAP | $110,440 | No | 3.00 |
| Georgetown University | Washington | Washington DC | DNAP | $107,962 | — | 3.00 |
| University of Charleston West Virginia | Charleston | West Virginia | DNAP | $103,800 | No | 3.00 |
| Edgewood University | Madison | Wisconsin | DNP | $135,660 | No | 3.00 |
| Franciscan Healthcare School of Anesthesia | La Crosse | Wisconsin | DNP | $84,284 | No | 3.00 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | DNP | $131,950 | No | 3.00 |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | DNP | $99,600 | No | 3.00 |
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Program Details
Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama
Deadline: 2026-05-01
DNP front-loaded
GPA Type
Cumulative Science Graduate Last 60
Quick Facts
$107,856
GRE
Prerequisites
Gen Chem Research
PICU experience: Accepted
Verified ·see the school’s wordshide
“Acceptable experiences include Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiovascular Recovery, Medical ICU, Neuro ICU, Neonatal ICU, Surgical ICU, Burn ICU, Trauma ICU and Pediatric ICU.”
Quoted from the program’s own page — source
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CRNA programs match "generic"?
There are currently 113 CRNA programs matching this filter.
Which states have the most programs matching "generic"?
The states with the most matching programs are: Florida (9), Pennsylvania (9), Texas (7), California (5), Tennessee (5).
What is the tuition range for these programs?
Tuition for these programs ranges from $0 to $287,904 (in-state).
What degree types do these programs offer?
The degree breakdown is: DNP (85), DNAP (28).
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