- Two programs at one school. 1 bachelor’s, 1 master’s.
- One graduate program states a total: $59,070. The lowest is at University of San Diego.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $120,960. Middle half $85,950 to $160,370; nationally $107,230.
- 25 online programs take California residents. Among local programs, University of San Diego lists an online format.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the San Diego metro as the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area: one county. Every San Diego figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Encinitas and San Diego
- County
- San Diego County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
San Diego has two accredited supply chain programs, at University of San Diego. By level, San Diego has one bachelor’s and one master’s.
Ranked 35 of 45 master’s programs
Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM)
San Diego, CA
- Online with campus residency
- No GMAT or GRE required
- AACSB-accredited business school
- The only one of the 2 verified San Diego programs with an online format
Campus requirement: Each semester, students spend two to four days on campus for residence sessions (12 days total across the program), completing the rest of each semester fully online.
More about this program
Plan on four trips to San Diego. The University of San Diego's master's in supply chain management puts most coursework online, but each residency brings you to campus for two to four days, adding up to 12 days over roughly 22 months. The part-time program runs five semesters year-round, starts in early August and totals 33 units: a 24-unit core plus nine units in either a general track or a health care track that draws on USD's nursing school. Core courses include Supply Chain Strategy and Design, Logistics and Distribution Management, Strategic Cost Management and International Negotiations, ending with a team capstone project. At the 2026-27 rate of $1,790 per unit, estimated tuition is $59,070. You'll need a bachelor's degree and at least two years of post-graduate work experience, and GMAT or GRE scores are optional. The program is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.
Not ranked
Supply Chain Management Major
San Diego, CA
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
The Knauss School of Business at the University of San Diego offers supply chain management as a Bachelor of Business Administration major. After 19 to 24 units of lower-division preparation, you complete a 24-unit business component and a 15-unit major component: Global Purchasing and Supply Management and Introduction to Supply Chain Management, plus three electives drawn from Strategic Cost Management, Sustainable Global Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Analytics, special topics, negotiation, an internship, or Business Law II. At least 24 upper-division units in the major must be taken at USD. Students can apply to the MS in Supply Chain Management during their junior or senior year and count up to 11 units toward both degrees. The school lists tuition at $61k per year, and its Supply Chain Management Institute runs a career fair dedicated to the field.
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 San Diego. 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.
Economy
County Business Patterns counts 37,219 transportation and warehousing jobs at 2,160 employers in the San Diego metro for 2023, and 51,685 more in wholesale trade.
San Diego clears none of the concentration thresholds below, so this San Diego guide leads with programs and cost.
Supply chain occupations in the San Diego metro by concentration | Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
| Logisticians | 4,410 | 1.77 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 6,120 | 1.48 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 4,880 | 1.27 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1,280 | 1.19 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 4,710 | 0.97 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 890 | 0.92 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 2,230 | 0.91 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 1,920 | 0.88 |
| Purchasing Managers | 680 | 0.82 |
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 San Diego resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the San Diego metro, Middle Tennessee State University and Appalachian State University list California as closed, so San Diego residents can’t enroll. Closer to home, University of San Diego lists an online format among the San Diego programs above.
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
San Diego offers one bachelor’s and one master’s. With a degree already, San Diego’s stated graduate totals start at $59,070.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
In San Diego, University of San Diego lists an online format. Beyond San Diego, 25 online programs state they enroll California residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in San Diego run from $63,560 at the 10th percentile to $138,430 at the 90th, with the median at $100,130.
- 4
Aim At The Roles San Diego Concentrates
Logisticians are San Diego’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.77 times the national share, median $100,130 in San Diego.
Cost
University of San Diego states a total for its San Diego graduate program: $59,070. University of San Diego reports $56,444 a year in tuition and fees for a San Diego bachelor’s. San Diego sits at 111.9 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Graduate supply chain programs in San Diego, by total tuition | Program | Total Tuition | Per Credit | Credits |
| University of San Diego CA · Online with residency | $59,070 | $1,790 | 33 |
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.
Pay
BLS counts San Diego’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in San Diego their median is $120,960, against $107,230 nationally. San Diego logisticians earn $100,130 at the median, and the middle half of them $76,760 to $118,100.
Eight of the nine occupations below pay more in San Diego than nationally. At San Diego’s prices, the logistician median is worth $89,492 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the San Diego metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 680 jobs | $99,470 | $126,500 | $158,620 | $184,480 | $226,910 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 2,230 jobs | $81,860 | $105,590 | $132,150 | $172,220 | $221,600 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 1,920 jobs | $71,230 | $85,950 | $120,960 | $160,370 | $201,980 | $107,230 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 6,120 jobs | $57,050 | $71,890 | $101,230 | $124,840 | $148,470 | $80,730 |
| Logisticians 4,410 jobs | $63,560 | $76,760 | $100,130 | $118,100 | $138,430 | $82,320 |
| Operations Research Analysts 1,280 jobs | $68,220 | $80,630 | $99,230 | $131,060 | $170,460 | $88,940 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 4,710 jobs | $54,200 | $66,750 | $83,090 | $108,060 | $134,150 | $77,710 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 4,880 jobs | $44,540 | $52,220 | $65,640 | $78,030 | $97,560 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 890 jobs | $39,600 | $47,430 | $51,860 | $62,570 | $80,140 | $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 San Diego Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
University of San Diego: two accredited programs in San Diego.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In San Diego?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose San Diego median is $120,960; the top tenth earn over $201,980.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From San Diego?
25 online programs say a San Diego resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the San Diego metro, Middle Tennessee State University and Appalachian State University list California as closed, so San Diego residents can’t enroll. Closer to home, University of San Diego lists an online format among the San Diego programs above.
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 Jose San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1 | $177,400 |
| Sacramento Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 1 | $114,990 |
Every accredited program in California, with statewide pay and job growth.
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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.
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