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Virginia Commonwealth University

Nurse Anesthetist (51.3804)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Nurse Anesthesia Practice
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: DNAP
2010 CIP Code: 511604

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  12/2007
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  05/2007
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
Program authorized for distance learning
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-2114719248
2021-2215220346
2022-2316421452
2023-2417121356
2024-2516822050

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2020-21351348
2021-22291746
2022-23341852
2023-24381856
2024-25351550
Five Year Summary17181252
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years017024252141839252



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)1600%
2014-15 (8 years)2110%
2017-18 (5 years)2320%
2019-20 (3 years)4760%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2015163.4%$ 61,500$ 102,262$ 102,944$ 143,494
2016-17 to 2020-2115466.4%$ 63,214$ 102,659$ 106,111$ 143,494
2017-18 to 2021-2216671.2%$ 62,901$ 97,010$ 108,864$ 153,706
2018-19 to 2022-2317574.8%$ 63,785$ 102,000$ 113,116$ 161,610
2019-20 to 2023-2419378.8%$ 64,500$ 99,374$ 113,366$ 163,408
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2015163.4%$ 61,500$ 102,262$ 102,944$ 143,494
2016-17 to 2020-2115466.4%$ 63,214$ 102,659$ 106,111$ 143,494
2017-18 to 2021-2216671.2%$ 62,901$ 97,010$ 108,864$ 153,706
2018-19 to 2022-2317574.8%$ 63,785$ 102,000$ 113,116$ 161,610
2019-20 to 2023-2419378.8%$ 64,500$ 99,374$ 113,366$ 163,408


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More Details on Degree Awards History.


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