BA · Communication and Media Studies · Kirkland Campus
Learn to Speak, Write, and Ship Media That People Actually Hear
A communication and media BA on a Christian campus ten miles from Seattle, with internships, small classes, and a typical annual cost of $25,433 after grants for 2025–2026.
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Seattle Is a Media Market. Kirkland Is Where You Can Train Without Disappearing in a Lecture Hall.
Communication graduates need more than theory of the speech. They need to write, present, produce, and work on a team.
Northwest University’s B.A. in Communication and Media Studies sits ten miles from downtown Seattle and minutes from Eastside companies that hire storytellers, marketers, and producers. You learn in small classes at a 10:1 university that integrates faith with the craft.
Internships are part of how NU builds careers. Across NU, 94% of students found jobs or entered a graduate program within six months of graduation.
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
Craft plus critique
Speaking, writing, and media production with a Christian frame for what stories are for.
Seattle-area internships
A campus next to agencies, churches, nonprofits, and tech companies that need communicators.
Small studios, known faculty
10:1 student-to-faculty ratio. You will not be anonymous in a 400-person lecture.
Media beside Creatio
Share a campus with film, design, and music production majors if you want to collaborate across the creative school.
Truth-telling as vocation
Learn communication as stewardship, not only persuasion.
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 Communication and Media Studies 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.
Communication Careers
Graduates work in media, ministry communication, marketing, nonprofit storytelling, and corporate communication.
- Media and content production
- Public relations and marketing
- Ministry and nonprofit communication
- Corporate communication
- Graduate study in communication
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