Based on a national survey, the most common required level of education for Nurse Anesthetists is Doctoral Degree with 55.56% of respondents. The second most common is Master's Degree with 40.74% of respondents. The third most common is First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. with 3.70% of respondents.