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Best Military History Schools Near Newport News, VA (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Newport News, Virginia is home to about 184,774 residents. Median household income is $66,718 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 29.1% 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 Newport News
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Newport News, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Newport News 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 Newport News.
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.
Newport News is part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area (BLS area code 47260). 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
$104,106
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$84,690
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$86,507
Curators
$58,200
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$59,448
Archivists
N/A
VA statewide
–
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$52,190
VA statewide
$53,309
Editors
$59,570
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$60,848
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$77,520
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$79,183
Writers and Authors
$73,460
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$75,036
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.
Newport News at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
184,774
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$66,718
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
29.1%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
97.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Newport News-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Newport News?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Newport News are: Historians ($101,920), History Teachers, Postsecondary ($84,690), Librarians and Media Collections Specialists ($77,520). 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 Hampton instead of Newport News?
Hampton, VA is 9.2 miles from Newport News 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 Newport News an affordable place to study military history?
Newport News’s median household income of $66,718 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Newport News 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.
