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Best Military History Schools Near Valparaiso, IN (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Valparaiso, Indiana is home to about 35,065 residents. In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the top-earning military history-related role is Historians at a median $89,670 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Valparaiso
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Valparaiso, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Valparaiso city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Valparaiso is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (BLS area code 16980). 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
$89,670
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$86,554
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$88,360
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$85,290
Curators
$63,060
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$60,869
Archivists
$57,930
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$55,917
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$58,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$56,795
Editors
$80,380
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$77,587
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$66,250
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$63,948
Writers and Authors
$75,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$73,301
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.
Valparaiso at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
103.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Valparaiso-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Valparaiso?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Valparaiso are: Historians ($89,670), History Teachers, Postsecondary ($88,360), Editors ($80,380). 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 Portage instead of Valparaiso?
Portage, IN is 10.0 miles from Valparaiso 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.