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Best Military History Schools Near Norton Shores, MI (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Norton Shores, Michigan has 1 accredited school offering military history programs, with tuition ranging from $51,170 to $66,768 per year for indexed programs. Norton Shores has a population of about 25,000. Median household income is $73,390 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 33.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Michigan, the top-earning military history-related role is History Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $99,440 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Norton Shores
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Norton Shores, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Norton Shores city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Norton Shores is part of the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area (BLS area code 34740). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Michigan statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
$62,920
MI statewide
$68,022
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$99,440
MI statewide
$107,503
Curators
$63,190
MI statewide
$68,314
Archivists
$63,890
MI statewide
$69,070
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$39,000
MI statewide
$42,162
Editors
$63,090
MI statewide
$68,205
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$59,180
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$63,978
Writers and Authors
N/A
MI statewide
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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.
Norton Shores at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
25,000
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$73,390
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
33.2%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Norton Shores-Area Cities With Military History Programs
How many accredited military history schools are near Norton Shores, MI?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering military history programs near Norton Shores. The closest is Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI (85.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Marquette University (85.0 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Norton Shores?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Norton Shores are: History Teachers, Postsecondary ($99,440), Archivists ($63,890), Curators ($63,190). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Michigan statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Muskegon instead of Norton Shores?
Muskegon, MI is 4.6 miles from Norton Shores 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 Norton Shores an affordable place to study military history?
Norton Shores’s median household income of $73,390 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Norton Shores while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Michigan 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.