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Case Western Reserve University — Houston

Houston, Texas · CAA practice status in Texas

Confidence: medium. Parts of this entry rest on indirect or incomplete sources; the notes below explain what is uncertain.

Degree
Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA)
Length
24 months
Cohort seats
19
Basis: Houston annual outcomes report: 19 initially enrolled in the cohort graduating 2025 (entered May 2023); recent entering cohorts 14-19 after the Austin campus opened (34 in the pre-Austin 2021-entry cohort); no official published quota
Starts
May
CASAA deadline (2026–27)
2026-12-01
Admissions tests
GRE or MCAT required (within 3 years, weighted equally): recommended GRE at or above 60th percentile Verbal/Quant with 4.0+ Analytical Writing, or MCAT 500+; Casper situational-judgment test also required.
Tuition
$154,920
Total two-year program tuition published by the program (6 semesters x $25,820; $77,460/year), excludes fees; uniform across all four campuses (2026-27)
Last verified
2026-08-12

Prerequisite coursework

  • English (expository writing)
  • General Biology I with lab
  • General Biology II with lab
  • General Chemistry I with lab
  • General Chemistry II with lab
  • Organic Chemistry I with lab
  • Biochemistry
  • Human Anatomy with lab
  • Human Physiology
  • Physics I with lab
  • Physics II with lab
  • Calculus I
  • Statistics

Published outcomes

Metric Value Period
NCCAA certifying exam first-attempt pass rate 64.7% (11/17) 2025
NCCAA certifying exam first-attempt pass rate (cumulative) 88.67% (98.71% cumulative including retakes, 305/309) 2012-2025
Employment within six months of graduation 99.67% (305/306 graduates) 2012-2025
Attrition (voluntary withdrawal, cumulative) 5.60% (plus 2.24% separated) 2012-2025

Notes

Founded 2010 (CAAHEP continuing accreditation 2010-07-21); separate campus designation in the single CWRU CASAA application. Located in the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center area; rotations include Texas Children's, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor Scott & White. Entering cohort size dropped sharply after the Austin campus opened (34 to 14-19), so the seats figure is volatile; 2025 first-attempt pass rate (11/17) was well below the program's historical average. Confidence medium on seats/current-year metrics only; shared program facts are high-confidence.

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