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Best Military History Schools Near Greenville, NC (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Greenville, North Carolina is home to about 88,540 residents. Median household income is $50,564 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 39.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In North Carolina, the top-earning military history-related role is History Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $75,070 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Greenville
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Greenville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Greenville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Greenville is part of the Greenville, NC metro area (BLS area code 24780). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to North Carolina statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
$73,440
NC statewide
$83,077
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$75,070
NC statewide
$84,921
Curators
$49,470
NC statewide
$55,962
Archivists
$55,370
NC statewide
$62,636
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$39,290
NC statewide
$44,446
Editors
$73,740
NC statewide
$83,416
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$57,050
Greenville, NC
$64,536
Writers and Authors
$63,660
NC statewide
$72,014
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.
Greenville at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
88,540
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$50,564
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
39.3%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
88.4 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Greenville-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Greenville?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Greenville are: History Teachers, Postsecondary ($75,070), Editors ($73,740), Historians ($73,440). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with North Carolina statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Kinston instead of Greenville?
Kinston, NC is 25.3 miles from Greenville 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 Greenville an affordable place to study military history?
Greenville’s median household income of $50,564 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Greenville while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and North Carolina 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.