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Best Military History Schools Near Winchester, VA (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Winchester, Virginia has 1 accredited school offering military history programs. Winchester has a population of about 27,981. Median household income is $64,648 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 31.6% 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 Winchester
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Winchester, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Winchester 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 Winchester.
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.
Winchester is part of the Winchester, VA-WV metro area (BLS area code 49020). 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
$105,617
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$85,910
VA statewide
$89,026
Curators
$58,200
VA statewide
$60,311
Archivists
N/A
VA statewide
–
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$52,190
VA statewide
$54,083
Editors
$80,590
VA statewide
$83,513
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$75,250
Winchester, VA-WV
$77,979
Writers and Authors
$85,000
VA statewide
$88,083
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.
Winchester at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
27,981
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$64,648
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
31.6%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
96.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Winchester-Area Cities With Military History Programs
How many accredited military history schools are near Winchester, VA?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering military history programs near Winchester. The closest is American Public University System in Charles Town, WV (18.6 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is American Public University System (18.6 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Winchester?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Winchester are: Historians ($101,920), History Teachers, Postsecondary ($85,910), Writers and Authors ($85,000). 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 Charles Town instead of Winchester?
Charles Town, WV is 18.1 miles from Winchester 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 Winchester an affordable place to study military history?
Winchester’s median household income of $64,648 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Winchester 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 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
