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Best Military History Schools Near Evansville, IN (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Evansville, Indiana is home to about 115,395 residents. In Indiana, the top-earning military history-related role is History Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $79,450 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Evansville
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Evansville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Evansville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Evansville is part of the Evansville, IN metro area (BLS area code 21780). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Indiana statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
$63,770
IN statewide
$69,694
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$79,450
IN statewide
$86,831
Curators
$53,910
IN statewide
$58,918
Archivists
$54,220
IN statewide
$59,257
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$46,490
IN statewide
$50,809
Editors
$56,440
IN statewide
$61,683
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$57,930
Evansville, IN
$63,311
Writers and Authors
$75,820
IN statewide
$82,863
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.
Evansville at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
91.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Evansville-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Evansville?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Evansville are: History Teachers, Postsecondary ($79,450), Writers and Authors ($75,820), Historians ($63,770). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Indiana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Henderson instead of Evansville?
Henderson, KY is 10.5 miles from Evansville 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.