BA · English · Kirkland Campus
Read Deeply. Write Clearly. Think as a Christian.
A B.A. in English on NU’s Kirkland campus, studying literature, writing, and the habits of mind that law, teaching, ministry, and media still hire for.
Personal guidance. No application required.
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An English Major Is Career Training. It Is Also Formation.
Employers keep asking for people who can read a hard text and write a clean argument. An English BA at a Christian university adds a third demand: interpret the world without cynicism.
Northwest University’s English major sits in a 10:1 community in Kirkland. You are close to Seattle’s publishing, nonprofit, and education markets, and close to faculty who will mark your sentences.
Pair the major with education, communication, or pre-law advising.
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
Writing that has to work
Literature and composition with faculty who will not let a lazy paragraph through.
A Christian intellectual community
Read the tradition and contemporary work at a university that believes words matter eternally.
Flexible outcomes
Teaching, law, ministry, publishing, and content roles all hire English majors who can think.
Small seminars
10:1 ratio. Discussion, not a darkened lecture hall.
Private-college net cost
Typical actual cost of $25,433 after grants for 2025–2026.
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 English 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.
What English Graduates Do
Teaching, writing, editing, ministry, nonprofit communication, and graduate study including law.
- Teaching and education pathways
- Writing and editing
- Publishing and content
- Ministry and nonprofit communication
- Pre-law and graduate study
Frequently Asked Questions
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An admissions counselor will follow up within one business day.
Personal guidance. No application required.