by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Northwest University landed the #701 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.
Northwest University also ranked #16 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Washington.
Northwest University was ranked #562 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Washington, Northwest University came in at #10.
Women make up 63.6% of the total graduate student body at Northwest University while men make you 36.4%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 28.3% of the graduate student population at Northwest University. Northwest University is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 13.3% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,829 | $18,829 |
| Fees | $226 | $226 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Northwest University is $48,106. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 18% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Northwest University.
Contact details for Northwest University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5520 108Th Ave Ne, Kirkland, WA 98083-0579 |
| Phone: | 425-822-8266 |
| Website: | www.northwestu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/northwestu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/northwestu |
In 2020-2021, 16.7% of the graduate students at Northwest University took at least one class online. Approximately 1.0% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 1 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 6 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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