Best Military History Schools Near Louisville, KY (2026)

Louisville, Kentucky is home to about 1,003,412 residents. In the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, the top-earning military history-related role is Librarians and Media Collections Specialists at a median $71,260 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Military History Schools to Louisville

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Louisville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Louisville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Kentucky schools on the Kentucky military history page.


Military History Wages Near Louisville

Louisville is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (BLS area code 31140). 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 $68,238
History Teachers, Postsecondary $58,700 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,050
Curators $58,510 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,846
Archivists $48,810 KY statewide $52,427
Museum Technicians and Conservators $52,800 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,713
Editors $59,430 KY statewide $63,835
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $71,260 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $76,541
Writers and Authors $52,520 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,412

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.


Louisville at a Glance

Metric Value Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100) 93.1 (below U.S. average) BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-paying military history roles near Louisville?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Louisville are: Librarians and Media Collections Specialists ($71,260), Historians ($63,530), Editors ($59,430). 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 Jeffersontown instead of Louisville?

Jeffersontown, KY is 5.1 miles from Louisville 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.


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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.