Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Kirkland, Washington · Website
$54,914
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,914
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Kirkland, Washington with 405 undergraduates and 131 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $35,671 a year (tuition and fees $14,652). 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,914 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,891 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$35,671
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,652
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,891
About $221 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,914
Rank 1,110 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $35,671
- Tuition and fees
- $14,652
- Cost of attendance
- $40,568
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $34,739
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $29,036
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $33,605
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $38,666
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $40,245
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,887 in 2015-16 to $14,652 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 405
- Graduate students
- 131
- Part-time students
- 45%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 27
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 20
- Other
- Religious affiliation, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,110 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $35,671 | $14,091 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,652 | $8,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 83% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,891 | $13,653 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,495 | $42,696 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,914 | $47,869 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
20 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $25,000 | $41,139 | $52,385 | $44,535 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $20,833 | $54,779 | $72,343 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $21,514 | $30,547 | $54,357 | $50,706 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | $17,533 | Withheld | $45,166 | $40,367 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $25,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,532 |
| International/Globalization StudiesMaster's | Master's | 11 | $29,751 | $47,614 | $49,915 | $86,219 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | $12,000 | $47,645 | $47,496 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 6 | $29,436 | $89,563 | $107,751 | $103,485 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | $45,209 | $56,136 | $63,560 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 5 | $20,500 | $67,869 | $77,641 | $63,707 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $28,811 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $22,767 | $84,504 | $89,673 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $22,000 | $49,499 | $58,134 | $47,382 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Homeland SecurityOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| International/Globalization StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education cost?
$35,671 a year is the average net price at Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,652, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $40,568. Families earning under $30,000 pay $34,739 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education?
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education graduates earn?
$54,914 a year is the median pay of former Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,495 after 6 years). That ranks 1,110 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $89,563.
How much student debt do Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education graduates have?
$20,891 is the median federal student loan debt of Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education graduates, about $221 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 24% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education finish within 6 years. 50% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education?
Theological and Ministerial Studies (48 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (40 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (29 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 20 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.