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Best Military History Schools Near Winter Garden, FL (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Winter Garden, Florida is home to about 47,182 residents. Median household income is $106,371 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 43.6% 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 Winter Garden
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Winter Garden, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Winter Garden city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Winter Garden is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area (BLS area code 36740). 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
$73,708
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$62,140
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$61,282
Curators
$69,110
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$68,156
Archivists
$52,100
FL statewide
$51,381
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$53,460
FL statewide
$52,722
Editors
$68,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$67,318
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$67,040
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$66,114
Writers and Authors
$68,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$67,929
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.
Winter Garden at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
47,182
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$106,371
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
43.6%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
101.4 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Winter Garden-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Winter Garden?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Winter Garden are: Historians ($74,740), Curators ($69,110), Writers and Authors ($68,880). 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 Ocoee instead of Winter Garden?
Ocoee, FL is 4.4 miles from Winter Garden 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 Winter Garden an affordable place to study military history?
Winter Garden’s median household income of $106,371 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Winter Garden 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.