Supply Chain Management Degrees In Washington, DC

Accredited Supply Chain Programs In District of Columbia

Both District of Columbia listings are bachelor’s programs. Every District of Columbia program sits in an AACSB-accredited business school.

Supply Chain Programs Near District of Columbia

The District of Columbia borders Maryland and Virginia. Together the District of Columbia’s neighbors have 16 accredited programs, 10 of them in Maryland, more than the District of Columbia has itself.

Next door, the lowest stated graduate total a District of Columbia student could find is $19,860.

Studying Supply Chain Management Online In District of Columbia

None of the two District of Columbia directory listings names an online format; a District of Columbia resident studying online would enroll elsewhere.

A District of Columbia student enrolling online elsewhere should check whether the school charges District of Columbia residents its online rate or a nonresident one, and whether the District of Columbia students must spend time on campus.

For a District of Columbia student, these are the six lowest online master’s totals we list.

Supply Chain Pay In District of Columbia

In the District of Columbia, purchasing managers earn the highest median of these occupations, $175,720. Logisticians in the District of Columbia earn a median of $104,770, above the $82,320 national figure; the District of Columbia’s lowest-paid tenth earn under $64,080 and the top tenth over $169,060.

For transportation, storage and distribution managers in the District of Columbia, the occupation that includes supply chain managers, the median is $132,180, with the 10th percentile at $79,910 and the 90th at $195,190. On the procurement side, the District of Columbia’s purchasing managers earn a median of $175,720 and its buyers and purchasing agents $124,090, across 1,880 jobs.

Pay And The Cost Of Living In District of Columbia

At 109.9 for 2024, the District of Columbia’s BEA price level sits 9.9% over the U.S. average, so the District of Columbia’s $104,770 logistician median buys what $95,331 would nationally. Adjusted that way, the District of Columbia ranks eighth of 51 for logistician pay.

Supply Chain Pay By Metro Area In District of Columbia

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV pays the District of Columbia’s highest logistician median, $104,330, $440 below the District of Columbia figure. Metros crossing into Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia count their jobs outside the District of Columbia too.

District of Columbia Pay Against Its Neighbors

The District of Columbia pays logisticians more than any state on its border, at $104,770. Adjusted for prices, Maryland leads at $97,848, and the District of Columbia places third.

Where The Supply Chain Jobs Are In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia’s largest by headcount: buyers and purchasing agents (1,880), then logisticians (1,350) and purchasing managers (1,110). The District of Columbia holds 0.3% of U.S. jobs in the managers’ occupation, and the District of Columbia logisticians are 0.5% of the U.S. total.

The managers’ occupation has 0.874 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia (location quotient 0.61), ranking the District of Columbia 35th of 50 and well below the national share. In the District of Columbia, logisticians hold 1.923 jobs per 1,000 (1.19 quotient, tenth).

District of Columbia Logistics Industries

County Business Patterns counts 2,325 transportation and warehousing jobs at 167 District of Columbia employers in 2023, plus 3,433 jobs in the District of Columbia’s wholesale trade. By that count the District of Columbia ranks 51st of 51 for transportation and warehousing employment.

Within it, couriers and delivery is the District of Columbia’s largest freight line, 475 jobs, followed by freight support services at 474. Warehousing and storage employs 34 people at 12 District of Columbia sites, 51st among the states.

Supply Chain Job Growth In District of Columbia Through 2034

In the District of Columbia, logisticians grow fastest: +5%, from 1,390 jobs in 2024 to 1,460 in 2034, per the District of Columbia’s labor market office (U.S.: +16.7%). The slowest in the District of Columbia is purchasing managers, at -6.6%.

Across its five core supply chain occupations, the District of Columbia expects about 300 openings a year. None grows faster in the District of Columbia than nationally.

Supply Chain Occupations In District of Columbia, One By One

Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 610 transportation, storage and distribution managers. Their median, $132,180, puts the District of Columbia fourth of 52. The middle half of the District of Columbia’s pay for this occupation runs from $105,750 to $189,950, and the outer tenths reach $79,910 and $195,190. At 0.874 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia, its location quotient is 0.61 (35th). The District of Columbia’s labor office projects -2.8% to 2034, about 40 openings a year.

Logisticians In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 1,350 logisticians. Their median, $104,770, puts the District of Columbia second of 52. The middle half of the District of Columbia’s pay for this occupation runs from $76,720 to $134,140, and the outer tenths reach $64,080 and $169,060. At 1.923 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia, its location quotient is 1.19 (tenth). The District of Columbia’s labor office projects +5% to 2034, about 130 openings a year.

Purchasing Managers In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 1,110 purchasing managers. Their median, $175,720, puts the District of Columbia first of 51. The middle half of the District of Columbia’s pay for this occupation runs from $161,470 to $189,950, and the outer tenths reach $147,220 and $195,190. At 1.585 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia, its location quotient is 2.92 (first). The District of Columbia’s labor office projects -6.6% to 2034, about 110 openings a year.

Buyers And Purchasing Agents In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 1,880 buyers and purchasing agents. Their median, $124,090, puts the District of Columbia first of 52. The middle half of the District of Columbia’s pay for this occupation runs from $93,040 to $144,680, and the outer tenths reach $69,910 and $182,310. At 2.679 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia, its location quotient is 0.85 (37th).

Operations Research Analysts In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 2,250 operations research analysts. Their median, $96,030, puts the District of Columbia 18th of 48. The middle half of the District of Columbia’s pay for this occupation runs from $76,680 to $151,990, and the outer tenths reach $65,550 and $195,190. At 3.206 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia, its location quotient is 4.59 (first). The District of Columbia’s labor office projects +13% to 2034, about 180 openings a year.

Industrial Production Managers In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 50 industrial production managers. Their median, $124,420, puts the District of Columbia 25th of 51. The middle half of the District of Columbia’s pay for this occupation runs from $107,990 to $165,860, and the outer tenths reach $97,220 and $202,030. At 0.077 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia, its location quotient is 0.05 (51st). The District of Columbia’s labor office projects 0% to 2034, with few openings a year.

Cargo And Freight Agents In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 60 cargo and freight agents. Their median, $76,250, puts the District of Columbia first of 49. The middle half of the District of Columbia’s pay for this occupation runs from $72,810 to $76,250, and the outer tenths reach $53,490 and $84,700. At 0.08 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia, its location quotient is 0.13 (50th).

Production, Planning, And Expediting Clerks In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 430 production, planning, and expediting clerks. Their median, $72,660, puts the District of Columbia second of 52. The middle half of the District of Columbia’s pay for this occupation runs from $60,990 to $79,090, and the outer tenths reach $47,980 and $96,730. At 0.606 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia, its location quotient is 0.24 (50th). The District of Columbia’s labor office projects -3% to 2034, about 20 openings a year.

Compliance Officers In District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 4,380 compliance officers. Their median, $111,030, puts the District of Columbia first of 52. The middle half of the District of Columbia’s pay for this occupation runs from $84,590 to $132,960, and the outer tenths reach $69,140 and $156,750. At 6.247 jobs per 1,000 in the District of Columbia, its location quotient is 2.33 (second). The District of Columbia’s labor office projects -1.7% to 2034, about 340 openings a year.

District of Columbia Freight And The Supply Chain Economy

Counting shipments that start, end or stay in the District of Columbia, the Freight Analysis Framework estimates 11.8 million tons of freight worth $48.4 billion moved in 2024. That ranks the District of Columbia 51st of 51 by value, and 35.2% of its tonnage never leaves the state.

By value, mixed freight and pharmaceuticals lead the District of Columbia’s freight. By weight, the District of Columbia moves mostly mineral products and natural gas and fossil products. In the District of Columbia, trucks carry 81.9% of the tons, pipelines 11.8%.

The District of Columbia’s largest domestic trading partner is Virginia ($9.8 billion, both directions), then Maryland and Pennsylvania. The District of Columbia exported $2.7 billion of freight, mostly to Europe, and imported $1.4 billion, mostly from SE Asia & Oceania. The framework forecasts the District of Columbia’s tonnage to grow 49.7% by 2050 and its real value 102.4%.

District of Columbia Metro Areas With Supply Chain Programs

All two District of Columbia schools with a metro assignment sit in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area.

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (metro area): Howard University and University of the District of Columbia. The area crosses into VA, MD and WV.

District of Columbia City Guides

The District of Columbia has one city page, for Washington, DC.

How To Choose A Supply Chain Program In District of Columbia

1. With two accredited programs in District of Columbia, the choice at home is short: Howard University and University of the District of Columbia. If none fits, the District of Columbia’s neighbor Maryland has 10.
2. Match the program to where you’ll work: in the District of Columbia, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV pays logisticians most, $104,330 against $104,770 statewide.
3. Look at demand too: in the District of Columbia, logisticians grow fastest, +5% by 2034.

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