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Best Military History Schools Near Huntington, WV (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Huntington, West Virginia is home to about 46,189 residents. Median household income is $43,146 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 34.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In West Virginia, the top-earning military history-related role is History Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $69,560 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Military History Schools to Huntington
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer military history programs near Huntington, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Huntington 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 Huntington.
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.
Huntington is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area (BLS area code 26580). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to West Virginia statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Historians
N/A
WV statewide
–
History Teachers, Postsecondary
$69,560
WV statewide
$78,688
Curators
N/A
WV statewide
–
Archivists
N/A
WV statewide
–
Museum Technicians and Conservators
N/A
WV statewide
–
Editors
$56,630
WV statewide
$64,061
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
$60,800
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$68,778
Writers and Authors
$64,410
WV statewide
$72,862
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.
Huntington at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
46,189
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$43,146
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
34.5%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
88.4 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Huntington-Area Cities With Military History Programs
What are the highest-paying military history roles near Huntington?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying military history-related roles near Huntington are: History Teachers, Postsecondary ($69,560), Writers and Authors ($64,410), Librarians and Media Collections Specialists ($60,800). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with West Virginia statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Ashland instead of Huntington?
Ashland, KY is 11.9 miles from Huntington 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 Huntington an affordable place to study military history?
Huntington’s median household income of $43,146 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Huntington while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and West 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.
