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Best Military History Schools Near Jacksonville Beach, FL
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Jacksonville Beach, Florida is home to about 23,601 residents. Median household income is $115,825 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 58.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Florida, the top-earning military history-related role is Historians at a median $74,740 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Jacksonville Beach
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Jacksonville Beach, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Jacksonville Beach city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Jacksonville Beach is part of the Jacksonville, FL metro area (BLS area code 27260). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
$74,740
FL statewide
$75,116
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$70,880
FL statewide
$71,236
Curators
$60,300
Jacksonville, FL
$60,603
Archivists
$52,100
FL statewide
$52,362
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$53,460
FL statewide
$53,729
Editors
$63,270
Jacksonville, FL
$63,588
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$67,840
Jacksonville, FL
$68,181
Writers and Authors
$56,760
Jacksonville, FL
$57,045
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.
Jacksonville Beach at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
23,601
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$115,825
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
58.2%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
99.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Jacksonville Beach-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Jacksonville Beach?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Jacksonville Beach are: Historians ($74,740), History Teachers, Postsecondary ($70,880), Librarians and Media Collections Specialists ($67,840). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Jacksonville instead of Jacksonville Beach?
Jacksonville, FL is 16.6 miles from Jacksonville Beach 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 Jacksonville Beach an affordable place to study military history?
Jacksonville Beach’s median household income of $115,825 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Jacksonville Beach while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida 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.