Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education

Online Program Overview

Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Kirkland, Washington. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $14,652 in average for all students.

It offers 20 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 19 programs - 2 Certificate, 2 Associates, 7 Bachelors, 7 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	5520 108th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA
Online Students	621 Enrolled Online Exclusively 4 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$14,652
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$16,550
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Total	19 Programs
Certificate	2 Programs
Associates	2 Programs
Bachelors	7 Programs
Masters	7 Programs
Post-Graduate	1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $14,652 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $16,550 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $488 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $689 for all students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$15,600	$11,970	$11,970	$12,210	$14,652
Graduate	$15,556	$15,722	$16,127	$16,446	$16,550

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$445	$399	$399	$407	$488
Graduate	$641	$663	$682	$685	$689

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education offers 20 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 19 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 2 Associates, 7 Bachelors, 7 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	2	2	7	7	NOT OFFERED	1
Overall Programs	2	2	7	8	NOT OFFERED	1

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Theology and Religious Vocations

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19	41	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education, there are 1,222 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 625 students were attending classes through distance learning (621 students are enrolled exclusively and 4 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,222
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	621
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	597

By student location, out of a total of 621 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 378 Washington Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 236 students living in the U.S. States other than Washington, and 7 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.