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#10 Best Health Care Job – U.S. News & World Report
$183,580 Median salary – U.S. News & World Report
100% TCU School of Nurse Anesthesia graduate employment rate

National Certifying Examination Pass Rates

Year No. of TCU Students Taking Test TCU Pass Rate (1st Time) National Pass Rate
2023 69 90% 84%
2022 67 96% 83.4%
2021 68 90% 84.1%
2020 61 95% 85.2%
2019 58 95% 84%
2018 51 98% 84%

Information provided by the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA.)

Attrition Rate

Year Rate
Class of 2023 4%
Class of 2022 2.9%
Class of 2021 4%
Class of 2020 6%

Anesthesia Cases

Graduation
Year

Total
Cases
Hearts OB Spinals Epidurals Peripheral Nerve Blocks
2023 997 17 87 53 59 84
2022 1,013 17 91 46 61 77
2021 991 17 86 48 51 73
2020 883 17 73 44 42 67
2019 1,013 17 80 47 48 81
2018 1,033 19 89 49 56 63

Averages for graduates of total anesthesia cases, specialty cases, regional techniques and central line placement.