BA · Marketing · Kirkland Campus
Learn Marketing Where Brands Actually Live
An ACBSP-accredited B.A. in Marketing at NU in Kirkland, focused on research, brand, and internships ten miles from Seattle.
Personal guidance. No application required.
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Seattle Sells to the World. You Can Learn the Craft in Kirkland.
Marketing is research, story, and measurement. It is also a moral question about what you are willing to promote.
Northwest University’s marketing major sits in an ACBSP-accredited School of Business. Business students complete a required internship. Faculty include people who have done the work internationally.
Small classes. Eastside agencies and product companies a short drive away. Typical actual cost after grants was $25,433 for 2025–2026.
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
A business degree employers can recognize.
Brand, research, and campaigns
The tools of the job, not only a survey of advertising history.
Required internship
Work in-discipline before you graduate.
A real market
Seattle and the Eastside hire marketers in tech, retail, nonprofit, and agency settings.
Persuasion with a conscience
Faith-informed ethics for a field that can drift.
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 Marketing 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.
Marketing Roles
Brand, digital, research, and nonprofit marketing, with a path into NU’s MBA.
- Brand and product marketing
- Digital marketing
- Market research
- Nonprofit and ministry marketing
- Agency roles
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An admissions counselor will follow up within one business day.
Personal guidance. No application required.