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Best Military History Schools Near Lexington, KY (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Lexington, Kentucky is home to about 312,495 residents. In the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, the top-earning military history-related role is History Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $71,580 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Lexington
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Lexington, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lexington city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Lexington is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area (BLS area code 30460). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kentucky statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
$63,530
KY statewide
$68,385
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$71,580
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$77,051
Curators
$55,460
KY statewide
$59,699
Archivists
$48,810
KY statewide
$52,540
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$49,940
KY statewide
$53,757
Editors
$60,830
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$65,479
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$62,900
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$67,707
Writers and Authors
$51,170
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$55,081
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.
Lexington at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Lexington-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Lexington?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Lexington are: History Teachers, Postsecondary ($71,580), Historians ($63,530), Librarians and Media Collections Specialists ($62,900). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kentucky statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Nicholasville instead of Lexington?
Nicholasville, KY is 12.0 miles from Lexington 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.