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Best Military History Schools Near Niagara Falls, NY (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Niagara Falls, New York is home to about 48,198 residents. Median household income is $48,535 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 22.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, the top-earning military history-related role is History Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $93,430 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Niagara Falls
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Niagara Falls, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Niagara Falls city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Niagara Falls.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Niagara Falls is part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area (BLS area code 15380). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New York statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
$68,010
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$70,992
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$93,430
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$97,526
Curators
$55,290
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$57,714
Archivists
$73,860
NY statewide
$77,098
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$74,550
NY statewide
$77,818
Editors
$71,520
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$74,656
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$67,090
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$70,031
Writers and Authors
$65,630
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$68,507
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.
Niagara Falls at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
48,198
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$48,535
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
22.8%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
95.8 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Niagara Falls-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Niagara Falls?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Niagara Falls are: History Teachers, Postsecondary ($93,430), Museum Technicians and Conservators ($74,550), Archivists ($73,860). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New York statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in North Tonawanda instead of Niagara Falls?
North Tonawanda, NY is 8.2 miles from Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls an affordable place to study military history?
Niagara Falls’s median household income of $48,535 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Niagara Falls while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and New York 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.
