BS · Human-Centered Design · Kirkland Campus
Design Products People Can Actually Use
A Creatio Center B.S. in Human-Centered Design, with iterative methods, UX, and product thinking on a Christian campus next to Microsoft and Seattle tech.
Personal guidance. No application required.
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Kirkland Is a Product Town. Learn Design Where the Users Work.
Human-centered design is how software, services, and devices get built without treating people as edge cases.
Northwest University’s B.S. sits in the Creatio Center, alongside computer science, visual design, and film. You are minutes from Eastside product teams. You also study at a Christian university that treats users as neighbors, not metrics.
Internships are part of the NU career pattern. 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
Iterative, evidence-based design
Analyze need, prototype, test, and ship, following the loop product teams run.
Next to CS and visual design
Collaborate with developers and visual designers in the same center.
Eastside product employers
Microsoft, Google, and a dense UX market sit in the same metro.
Users as image-bearers
A Christian frame for accessibility, ethics, and care in product decisions.
Small studio classes
Critique you can hear, from faculty who know your work.
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 Human-Centered Design 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.
Design Careers
UX, product design, service design, and related roles in tech, health, and nonprofit products.
- UX designer
- Product designer
- Service designer
- Design research
- Product management pathways
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An admissions counselor will follow up within one business day.
Personal guidance. No application required.