Supply Chain Management Degrees Near The Washington, DC Metro

Purchasing, transportation, distribution, warehousing and reverse logistics all sit inside American Public University's online master's in supply chain management, taught from what the school calls a global perspective. You need 36 credit hours: an opening course in business analysis, then a 30-credit core spanning supply chain technology, sustainable supply chain strategy, reverse logistics management, global logistics management, e-commerce, supply chain risk management, case studies and supply chain analytics, followed by a capstone e-portfolio. Classes run entirely online with a new start every month, and the program lists zero entrance exams. Tuition runs $470 a credit hour, dropping to $250 for active-duty service members, National Guard members, reservists and their families.

Six Sigma credentialing comes standard: the University of Maryland's Smith School awards a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt to everyone who finishes its Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, a 30-credit, in-person degree completed over three semesters. Coursework is aligned with Association for Supply Chain Management and Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals certifications, and admission requires a statistics course passed with a grade of B or higher. Neither the GMAT nor the GRE is required, though strong scores are encouraged. Smith reports that 80% of recent graduates found jobs within six months of graduating, with a median starting salary of $71K. For Fall 2025/Spring 2026, tuition runs $1,631 per credit for Maryland residents and $2,072.50 per credit for non-Maryland residents, plus a mandatory fee each semester.

Maryland Smith's 48-credit MBA lets you specialize in one of four career tracks, including Supply Chain Management, whether you study through the Online MBA or the Full-Time MBA on campus. The Online MBA divides work evenly between online classroom learning and self-paced study, requires no GMAT for admission, and typically takes 21 to 24 months. Students can opt in to add on-campus courses, a certificate or experiential learning at the school's Rockville, Baltimore or Washington, D.C. locations. The Full-Time MBA builds the same 48 credits from 30 credits of core business courses, 10 credits of Execution Labs and eight credits of electives, with a Supply Chain Management focus area that the school says strengthens your ability to evaluate operational trade-offs, manage risk and help organizations build more resilient systems. Merit scholarships up to $25,000 are available for students entering in Spring 2027.

Maryland structures its supply chain concentration as an 18-credit junior-senior sequence inside the Robert H. Smith School of Business. You start with Introduction to Transportation and Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management, then choose three electives from options like Supply Chain Risk Management, Purchasing and Inbound Logistics, Supply Chain Strategy and Network Design, and International Supply Chain Management. A final course, chosen from options such as Operations Analytics or a capstone practicum, rounds out the concentration. Program learning outcomes include identifying optimal transportation modes for a shipper's needs and analyzing cost-service trade-offs to determine inventory practices under different business assumptions. The school says supply chain managers oversee flows of materials, funds, and information across demand planning, procurement, inventory and production operations, transportation, warehousing, and reverse logistics.

A 120-credit online bachelor of arts in supply chain management at American Public University covers capacity planning, demand, order and warehouse management, transportation, acquisitions management, and reverse logistics, with practice building predictive models to manage risk. Up to 90 transfer credits are accepted. You choose a required 15-credit concentration in general study, government contracting and acquisitions, reverse logistics management, or transportation and logistics management. Classes start monthly in sessions that run 8 to 16 weeks. Tuition is $360 per credit, reduced to $250 for active-duty service members, National Guard members, Reservists, and their families, or $324 with a veteran grant or opportunity grant.