- One program at one school. 1 bachelor’s.
- One bachelor’s rate is on record: $7,602 a year. California State University, Sacramento reports it to IPEDS.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $11,880 extra per year at California State University, Sacramento. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $114,990. Middle half $86,000 to $144,850; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: warehousing. The strongest is 19,250 warehousing and storage jobs, 1.77 times the national share.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Sacramento metro as the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan statistical area: four counties, three central and one outlying. Every Sacramento figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Sacramento and West Sacramento
- Central counties
- El Dorado County, Placer County and Sacramento County
- Outlying counties
- Yolo County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Sacramento has one accredited supply chain program, at California State University, Sacramento. By level, Sacramento has one bachelor’s.
Not ranked
BS in Business Administration (Supply Chain Management)
Sacramento, CA
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Sacramento State offers supply chain management as a concentration within its BS in Business Administration. The degree totals 120 units, 66 of them in the major: 21 units of lower-division prerequisites, a 24-unit upper-division business core and a 21-unit concentration. Required concentration courses are Service Operations Management, Principles of Quality Management and Supply Chain Logistics Management, and you pick three more from a list that includes Sustainable Supply Chain and Supply Chain Analytics, plus one elective such as Enterprise Resource Planning Systems or Project Management. Business administration is an impacted major, so you file a supplemental business application after finishing the prerequisites, which need a C- or better in each course and a 2.0 GPA. Students in this degree are exempt from the university's foreign language graduation requirement.
Each card is read from the school’s own program page. The rank is the program’s place in this site’s national ranking of its kind; the highlighted lines compare it with the other verified programs in Sacramento. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one is a bachelor’s program placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes.
Residency
The one public university with a bachelor’s in Sacramento is California State University, Sacramento. At that campus in Sacramento, a California resident pays less than a nonresident.
At California State University, Sacramento, in Sacramento, residents pay $7,602 a year and nonresidents $19,482.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Sacramento schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| California State University, Sacramento Public, CA · undergraduate, per year | $7,602 | $19,482 | $11,880 |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: California State University, Sacramento. Each school name links to its program page. Who counts as a resident is each school’s rule, set out on its own residency page.
Economy
County Business Patterns counts 43,236 transportation and warehousing jobs at 2,391 employers in the Sacramento metro for 2023, and 34,292 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Sacramento stands out for warehousing. In Sacramento, warehousing and storage holds 1.77 times its national share of freight jobs, 19,250 of them.
BLS OEWS May 2025. A location quotient of 1.0 means the occupation’s share of local jobs equals its national share; 1.5 means half again as many.
County Business Patterns 2023. Share is each line’s part of all transportation and warehousing jobs; ratio is the local share over the U.S. share. Not published: withheld by the Census Bureau to protect individual employers.
How this guide decides what a metro stands out forShow the rules
- Air cargo: air transportation holds at least twice its national share of the metro’s transportation and warehousing jobs, and at least 10,000 jobs.
- Port and water freight: water transportation holds at least twice its national share of the metro’s transportation and warehousing jobs, and at least 1,000 jobs.
- Warehousing: warehousing and storage holds at least 1.4 times its national share of the metro’s transportation and warehousing jobs, and at least 5,000 jobs.
- Parcel and courier hubs: couriers and delivery holds at least 1.5 times its national share of the metro’s transportation and warehousing jobs, and at least 5,000 jobs.
- Trucking: trucking holds at least 1.5 times its national share of the metro’s transportation and warehousing jobs, and at least 5,000 jobs.
- Distribution management: transportation, storage and distribution managers have a location quotient of 1.4 or more.
- Purchasing: purchasing managers have a location quotient of 1.4 or more.
- Operations analytics: operations research analysts have a location quotient of 1.5 or more.
- Manufacturing: industrial production managers have a location quotient of 1.5 or more.
- Freight brokerage and forwarding: cargo and freight agents have a location quotient of 1.5 or more.
Online
25 online programs say a Sacramento resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Sacramento metro, Middle Tennessee State University and Appalachian State University list California as closed, so Sacramento residents can’t enroll.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll California residents | School | Level | Credits | Enrolls From |
| American Public University West Virginia · Online Master of Arts in Supply Chain Management (MA) | Master’s | 36 | Every state |
| Boston University Massachusetts · Online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM), Metropolitan College | Master’s | 32 | Every state |
| Florida International University Florida · Online Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MSLSCM) | Master’s | 30 | Every state |
| Georgia College & State University Georgia · Online Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MLSCM) | Master’s | 30 | Every state |
| Georgia Southern University Georgia · M.S. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MS-LSCM) | Master’s | 30 | Every state |
| Portland State University Oregon · Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management (MSGSCM) | Master’s | Not published | Every state |
| The Ohio State University Ohio · Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM) | Master’s | 33 | Every state |
| The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania · Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM) | Master’s | 30 | Every state |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Alabama · Master of Science in Supply Chain Management | Master’s | 30 | Every state |
| University of Arkansas Arkansas · Master of Science in Supply Chain Management | Master’s | 30 | Every state |
| University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado · MS Supply Chain Analytics - Online (Master of Science in Supply Chain Analytics) | Master’s | 33 | Every state |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska · M.S. in Supply Chain Management (online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management) | Master’s | 30 | Every state |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington North Carolina · Supply Chain Management, M.S. (Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, MS SCM) | Master’s | 30 | Every state |
| University of Oklahoma Oklahoma · Online MS in Supply Chain Management (catalog: Supply Chain Management (Online), M.S.) | Master’s | 32 | Every state |
| University of San Diego California · Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM) | Master’s | 33 | Closed in AL, AR, DC, GA, IA, KY, MN, MS, NJ, NC, ND, RI, WI |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tennessee · Online Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management (MS SCM); Master of Science in Supply Chain Management | Master’s | 30 | Every state |
| American Public University West Virginia · Online Bachelor of Arts in Supply Chain Management (BA) | Bachelor’s | 120 | Every state |
| Arizona State University Arizona · Supply Chain Management, BS | Bachelor’s | 120 | Every state |
| Ball State University Indiana · Bachelor's Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Online) | Bachelor’s | 120 | Every state |
| East Texas A&M University Texas · Supply Chain Management (BBA) | Bachelor’s | 120 | Closed in MA |
| Florida International University Florida · Bachelor of Business Administration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management | Bachelor’s | 120 | Every state |
| Oregon State University Oregon · Supply Chain & Logistics Management | Bachelor’s | 180 | Every state |
| Portland State University Oregon · Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Global Supply Chain Management | Bachelor’s | 180 | Every state |
| Purdue University Global Indiana · Bachelor of Science in Applied Supply Chain Management | Bachelor’s | 180 | Every state |
| Utah Valley University Utah · Operations and Supply Chain Management, B.S. | Bachelor’s | 120 | Every state |
Each school’s own state-authorization page, read 2026-09-24. The table lists the programs whose page says who can enroll; “Every state” is the school’s own statement and “Closed in” lists the states it names. The rest are in the online degree ranking. Authorization changes, so confirm with the school before you apply.
How to become
- 1
Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
Sacramento offers one bachelor’s. California State University, Sacramento has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Sacramento, $7,602 a year.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
Beyond Sacramento, 25 online programs state they enroll California residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Sacramento run from $55,810 at the 10th percentile to $153,360 at the 90th, with the median at $85,780.
- 4
Aim At The Roles Sacramento Concentrates
Compliance officers are Sacramento’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 0.97 times the national share, median $95,220 in Sacramento.
Cost
California State University, Sacramento reports $7,602 a year in tuition and fees for a Sacramento bachelor’s. Sacramento sits at 106.7 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
BLS counts Sacramento’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Sacramento their median is $114,990, against $107,230 nationally. Sacramento logisticians earn $85,780 at the median, and the middle half of them $70,710 to $117,870.
Eight of the nine occupations below pay more in Sacramento than nationally. At Sacramento’s prices, the logistician median is worth $80,416 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Sacramento metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 270 jobs | $96,490 | $124,310 | $146,750 | $174,030 | $211,860 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 910 jobs | $79,270 | $103,310 | $132,970 | $172,910 | $214,420 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 1,410 jobs | $70,450 | $86,000 | $114,990 | $144,850 | $181,470 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 510 jobs | $72,030 | $83,490 | $104,210 | $131,410 | $163,040 | $88,940 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 2,820 jobs | $59,280 | $72,540 | $95,220 | $120,700 | $153,970 | $80,730 |
| Logisticians 1,210 jobs | $55,810 | $70,710 | $85,780 | $117,870 | $153,360 | $82,320 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 2,250 jobs | $52,090 | $64,240 | $80,090 | $105,610 | $130,920 | $77,710 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 2,320 jobs | $45,570 | $49,530 | $62,400 | $77,730 | $94,750 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 280 jobs | $40,540 | $48,550 | $54,820 | $74,140 | $81,690 | $52,260 |
BLS OEWS May 2025, metropolitan area estimates: annual wages at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles. BLS publishes no separate wage for supply chain managers. They are counted inside transportation, storage and distribution managers, and every figure here is for that whole occupation.
Questions
Which Schools In Sacramento Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
California State University, Sacramento: one accredited program in Sacramento.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Sacramento?
A nonresident undergraduate in Sacramento pays $11,880 more a year at California State University, Sacramento, per the IPEDS report of each Sacramento school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Sacramento?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Sacramento median is $114,990; the top tenth earn over $181,470.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Sacramento Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Sacramento stands out for warehousing.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Sacramento?
25 online programs say a Sacramento resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Sacramento metro, Middle Tennessee State University and Appalachian State University list California as closed, so Sacramento residents can’t enroll.
Other city guides in California | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Los Angeles Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 3 | $127,500 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $98,700 |
| San Diego San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 2 | $120,960 |
| San Jose San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1 | $177,400 |
Every accredited program in California, with statewide pay and job growth.
All 64 metros with an accredited program, searchable.
ASCM and ISM credentials: who may sit each exam and what it costs.
Every verified online program, with tuition and campus visits.
National, state and metro pay for the managers’ occupation.
National, state and metro pay for logisticians.
No employer is named on this page: none of the sources above lists employers by metro.
