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Best Military History Schools Near Athens, GA (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Athens, Georgia is home to about 137,582 residents. In Georgia, the top-earning military history-related role is History Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $79,010 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Athens
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Athens, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Athens city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Athens is part of the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area (BLS area code 12020). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Georgia statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
$63,840
GA statewide
$68,424
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$79,010
GA statewide
$84,684
Curators
$57,810
GA statewide
$61,961
Archivists
$59,010
GA statewide
$63,248
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$49,270
GA statewide
$52,808
Editors
$76,650
GA statewide
$82,154
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$64,550
Athens-Clarke County, GA
$69,185
Writers and Authors
$74,710
GA statewide
$80,075
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.
Athens at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
93.3 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Athens-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Athens?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Athens are: History Teachers, Postsecondary ($79,010), Editors ($76,650), Writers and Authors ($74,710). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Georgia statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Winder instead of Athens?
Winder, GA is 20.4 miles from Athens 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.
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.