Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education

Kirkland, WA · Private nonprofit · 477 students · Visit Website

Northwest University's Center for Online and Extended Education offers flexible online, evening, and weekend programs designed for working professionals to pursue their educational goals without interrupting their careers. The center facilitates the Northwest Partnership Program, connecting students with internship opportunities across the country. Additionally, the Career Development Center provides resources like resume review, mock interviews, and job search assistance through platforms like Handshake, and all undergraduate students are required to complete an internship before graduation.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$47,645/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

48/100

Tuition

$14,652/yr

All Programs at Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education

1 trade program at Northwest University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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48 $47,645/yr $12,000 15.3x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.