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Best Military History Schools Near Harrisonburg, VA (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Harrisonburg, Virginia has 2 accredited schools offering military history programs. Harrisonburg has a population of about 51,492. Median household income is $59,752 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 36.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Virginia, the top-earning military history-related role is Historians at a median $101,920 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Harrisonburg
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Harrisonburg, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg.
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.
Harrisonburg is part of the Harrisonburg, VA metro area (BLS area code 25500). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Virginia statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
$101,920
VA statewide
$107,397
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$82,860
Harrisonburg, VA
$87,313
Curators
$58,200
VA statewide
$61,328
Archivists
N/A
VA statewide
–
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$52,190
VA statewide
$54,995
Editors
$80,590
VA statewide
$84,921
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$76,240
Harrisonburg, VA
$80,337
Writers and Authors
$85,000
VA statewide
$89,568
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.
Harrisonburg at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
51,492
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$59,752
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
36.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
94.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Harrisonburg-Area Cities With Military History Programs
How many accredited military history schools are near Harrisonburg, VA?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering military history programs near Harrisonburg. The closest is Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA (76.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is American Public University System (80.2 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Harrisonburg?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Harrisonburg are: Historians ($101,920), Writers and Authors ($85,000), History Teachers, Postsecondary ($82,860). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Virginia statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Staunton instead of Harrisonburg?
Staunton, VA is 21.7 miles from Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg an affordable place to study military history?
Harrisonburg’s median household income of $59,752 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Harrisonburg while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Virginia 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.
