The Minneapolis School of Anesthesia offers a twenty-seven month program in nurse anesthesia. It is operated by seven members: Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview, North Memorial Medical Center, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Methodist Hospital, in Minneapolis; and United Hospitals and HealthEast in St. Paul. HealthEast hospitals, used by the School, include Woodwinds, St. John's, and St. Joseph's. Clinical experience is provided in the member hospitals on a rotating basis. Each student will rotate to five of the nine facilities during the program. Students also receive experience in a pediatric facility and in a rural hospital.

Graduates earn their Master of Science degree in Nurse Anesthesia. The Master of Science Program is a cooperative program between the Minneapolis School of Anesthesia and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Graduates are prepared to practice in a wide variety of settings and to utilize diverse methods of administering a safe anesthetic.

One hundred percent (100%) of the 2011 graduates passed the National Certification Examination on the first attempt. The attrition rate for that class was zero percent (0%). From 2005-2011, 96% of the graduates passed the National Certification Examination on the first attempt and the attrition rate was 2.6%.