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Best Military History Schools Near Fountain Hills, AZ (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Fountain Hills, Arizona is home to about 23,768 residents. Median household income is $104,788 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 49.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, the top-earning military history-related role is History Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $97,430 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Fountain Hills
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Fountain Hills, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Fountain Hills city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Fountain Hills is part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (BLS area code 38060). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Arizona statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
N/A
AZ statewide
–
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$97,430
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$94,318
Curators
$84,150
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$81,462
Archivists
$47,010
AZ statewide
$45,508
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$45,030
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$43,591
Editors
$64,970
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$62,894
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$61,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$59,119
Writers and Authors
$58,870
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$56,989
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Fountain Hills at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
23,768
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$104,788
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
49.5%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
103.3 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Fountain Hills-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Fountain Hills?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Fountain Hills are: History Teachers, Postsecondary ($97,430), Curators ($84,150), Editors ($64,970). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Arizona statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Scottsdale instead of Fountain Hills?
Scottsdale, AZ is 9.1 miles from Fountain Hills and has its own set of local military history programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Fountain Hills an affordable place to study military history?
Fountain Hills’s median household income of $104,788 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Fountain Hills while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Arizona public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.