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Best Military History Schools Near Junction City, KS (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Junction City, Kansas is home to about 22,431 residents. Median household income is $60,317 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 23.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Kansas, the top-earning military history-related role is History Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $74,920 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Junction City
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Junction City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Junction City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Junction City is part of the Manhattan, KS metro area (BLS area code 31740). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kansas statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
$72,600
KS statewide
$80,488
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$74,920
KS statewide
$83,060
Curators
$56,630
KS statewide
$62,783
Archivists
$49,200
KS statewide
$54,545
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$46,320
KS statewide
$51,353
Editors
$61,920
KS statewide
$68,647
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$60,370
Manhattan, KS
$66,929
Writers and Authors
$65,840
KS statewide
$72,993
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.
Junction City at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
22,431
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$60,317
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
23.2%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
90.2 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Junction City-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Junction City?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Junction City are: History Teachers, Postsecondary ($74,920), Historians ($72,600), Writers and Authors ($65,840). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kansas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Manhattan instead of Junction City?
Manhattan, KS is 17.2 miles from Junction City 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 Junction City an affordable place to study military history?
Junction City’s median household income of $60,317 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Junction City while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kansas 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.