BA · Business Administration · Kirkland Campus
Learn Business from People Who Still Practice It
ACBSP-accredited training in economics, accounting, management, marketing, and finance, plus a required internship on Seattle’s Eastside.
Personal guidance. No application required.
Start a Business Degree Next to Seattle’s Employers
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A Competitive Field. A Campus Next to the Companies Hiring.
Business degrees are everywhere. What is harder to find is a Christian university next to Microsoft and a faculty of practitioners who still work in the field.
Northwest University’s B.A. in Business Administration covers the fundamentals and the advanced concepts you need to lead a nonprofit, a startup, or a corporate team. Every business student completes an internship in their discipline with a full-time faculty member and a career strategy for the jump to work.
Small classes. International business experience on the faculty. Ethics that are part of the major, not a sidebar.
Why Students Choose Northwest University
Recognized for Excellence
Regionally Accredited
NWCCU accredited
CCCU Member
Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
#38 Regional Universities West
U.S. News & World Report, 2027
Only in Washington
The only Christian college in the state that requires undergraduate students, staff, and faculty to sign a statement of faith
Why Northwest University
ACBSP accredited
The School of Business meets the same quality framework used to recognize excellence in business and health care.
Required internship
Intern in marketing, management, accounting, or administration and build a career plan with faculty, not a generic job board.
Mentors, not lectures only
Professors who are successful businesspeople in their own right, in small classes where they know your name.
Kirkland and the Eastside
Ten miles from Seattle, minutes from employers who hire NU graduates into marketing, HR, operations, and startups.
Business with integrity
Integrate faith with economics and management so you can lead without splitting your values from your job.
A Private Christian University That Costs Less than You Think
2025–2026 academic year
Northwest University already starts with one of the lowest sticker prices among private Christian universities in the region. After scholarships and grants, most families pay far less.
$49,120
Sticker cost
Tuition, room and board, and student fees.
$25,433
Typical actual cost
After average scholarships and grants, excluding loans.
$23,687
Average aid award
Scholarships and grants. Your award may be higher.
Already Started College? Finish at NU.
Bring your credits into the Business Administration program. 66% of new Kirkland undergraduates arrived with college credit already earned. A qualifying associate degree (including a Washington DTA) awards 60 semester credits and junior standing.
66%
New Kirkland undergrads who started with college credit
60 credits
Block transfer for a qualifying associate degree
$5k–$13k
Transfer academic scholarships per year
Request a free unofficial transcript evaluation from a transfer admissions counselor. Official credit is awarded after admission and official transcripts.
Where Business Administration Graduates Go
The major is built for immediate work after graduation and for graduate study such as NU’s MBA.
- Entrepreneurship and startups
- Marketing
- Business management
- Nonprofit administration
- Human resources
- Finance and accounting tracks
Hear from Our Students
“Passion and determination are the two words that best describe the professors at Northwest. They challenge you to think outside the box and help you build a career network.”
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Start a Business Degree Next to Seattle’s Employers
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