Northwest Nazarene University

Northwest Nazarene University is a Christian liberal arts university fully committed to an educational process that pursues both intellectual and spiritual development. This pursuit is centered firmly in the Person of Jesus Christ, and is designed to ...

Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry

Northwest Nazarene University is a recognized leader among Christian liberal arts universities in online higher education. In response to requests from adult learners with busy lives desiring a fully online Christian Ministry degree, NNU now offers a C ...

Master of Arts in Christian Education

Whether you are heading into a vocational ministry role as a children’s pastor or youth minister, or you are a layperson desiring advanced training in the context of parachurch ministry, Christian schools, or camping, Northwest Nazarene University’s ...

Master of Arts in Missional Leadership

Like it or not, the world is changing. As technology expands our options and connects the world in a matter of keystrokes, we think about the world differently. As a result, ministry today often requires additional tools for effectiveness in reaching o ...

Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry

Northwest Nazarene University’s Master of Arts: Pastoral Ministry program is designed to provide theological education to those preparing for vocational Christian ministry today. The degree approaches ministry from a Wesleyan-Arminian theological per ...

Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation

Northwest Nazarene University’s Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degree programs in Spiritual Formation explore what it means to enter into the process of becoming Christlike for the sake of others.

Built on a Wesleyan-Arminian theological a ...

Master of Arts in Youth, Church & Culture

Let’s face it: the world has changed. So have young people -- and their families.

In times past, adolescence lasted only a few years. Now it stretches well into the mid- to late-twenties, yet many youth ministers still lead as they did in previou ...

Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration Degree Program (MBA-ONLINE).  NNU's MBA-ONLINE program is a generalist program in business administration.  The delivery of the program is designed for the working adult who is willing to commit to an ...

Master of Divinity

The Master of Divinity degree has long been regarded as “the gold standard” for men and women pursuing graduate theological education leading to vocational Christian ministry.

Historically, M.Div. programs have been significantly more robust ...

Master of Education in Reading

This new online master’s program is for the classroom teacher who holds elementary, secondary, or special education certification, and who desires to improve his/her reading instruction and literacy leadership. Based on current research, best practice ...