Military History

A program that focuses on the study of the history of warfare and military institutions in their operational, politico-economic and socio-cultural contexts; including airpower history, naval history, and military history. Includes instruction in military organization, military operations, the history of technology, leadership and biography, military psychology and behavior, international relations and politics, economics, aspects of general and regional history, cultural history and anthropology, historiography, and applicable quantitative methods.

For all the 280 degrees awarded in Military History per year, the majority of them are Postbaccalaureate certificate. Out of the 132 students earning degrees at the Masters degree level in the US, 83% percent identify as men and 17% percent identify as women. Though students at schools all over the US study Military History, West Virginia has the most graduates. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Military History is $42,000.