- Two programs at one school. 1 bachelor’s, 1 master’s.
- One graduate program states a total: $30,000. The lowest is at Florida International University.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $12,399 extra per year at Florida International University. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $104,010. Middle half $74,410 to $157,110; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: port and water freight. The strongest is 12,182 water transportation jobs, 9.40 times the national share.
- 27 online programs take Florida residents. Among local programs, Florida International University lists an online format.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Miami metro as the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area: three counties. Miami splits into three metropolitan divisions, Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach. Every Miami figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Doral, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Kendall, Miami, Miami Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Pompano Beach, Sunrise and West Palm Beach
- Counties
- Broward County, Miami-Dade County and Palm Beach County
- Metropolitan divisions
- Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Miami has two accredited supply chain programs, at Florida International University. By level, Miami has one bachelor’s and one master’s.
Ranked 28 of 45 master’s programs
Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MSLSCM)
Miami, FL
- On campus
- Online with campus residency
- GMAT or GRE waivable
- AACSB-accredited business school
Campus requirement: The hybrid option is online coursework with required on-campus sessions every other Saturday at FIU's Modesto A. Maidique Campus, as its own program page states.
More about this program
A 10-month, cohort-based schedule builds FIU Business's Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, available fully online or in a hybrid format that adds on-campus sessions every other Saturday at the Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Tuition runs $28,000 for Florida residents and $30,000 for non-residents and international students in either format, with a $200 admission deposit applied toward it. The degree totals 10 courses, or 30 credit hours, plus a series of professional development seminars and/or an internship approved by your faculty advisor. Coursework centers on logistics technology, data analytics and distribution modeling using tools including SAP, Salesforce, Magaya, SPSS and MercuryGate. Intake happens each spring and fall, and admission asks for either two years of professional work experience or a GMAT score of at least 500 or its GRE equivalent.
Ranked 3 of 147 bachelor’s programs
Bachelor of Business Administration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Miami, FL
- On campus
- Fully online
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
A 120-credit bachelor of business administration with a major in logistics and supply chain management is available fully online through FIU Online, in addition to the on-campus version housed in the College of Business. Coursework splits into 60 credits of lower-division study and 60 credits of upper-division work, including 21 required credit hours of 4000-level logistics and supply chain courses such as Principles of Logistics, Global Logistics, Logistics Strategy, and Principles of Transportation, plus four upper-division business electives chosen with department approval. FIU's Department of Marketing and Logistics runs the major, and these logistics and supply chain courses require a grade of C or higher. Online tuition runs about $235 per credit hour for in-state students and $758 per credit hour for out-of-state students, plus fees. New students can start the online program in the fall, spring, or summer term, and each online undergraduate is paired with a success coach.
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 Miami.
Residency
The one public university with a bachelor’s in Miami is Florida International University. At that campus in Miami, a Florida resident pays less than a nonresident.
At Florida International University, in Miami, residents pay $6,565 a year and nonresidents $18,964.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Miami schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| Florida International University Public, FL · undergraduate, per year | $6,565 | $18,964 | $12,399 |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: Florida International University. 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 135,877 transportation and warehousing jobs at 7,889 employers in the Miami metro for 2023, and 139,081 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Miami stands out for port and water freight, freight brokerage and forwarding and air cargo. Miami’s location quotient: 2.61 for cargo and freight agents. In Miami, water transportation holds 9.40 times its national share of freight jobs, 12,182 of them. In Miami, air transportation holds 2.44 times its national share of freight jobs, 29,050 of them.
Supply chain occupations in the Miami metro by concentration | Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 4,620 | 2.61 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 10,530 | 1.39 |
| Logisticians | 4,500 | 0.99 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1,910 | 0.97 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 8,190 | 0.92 |
| Purchasing Managers | 1,230 | 0.8 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 5,610 | 0.79 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 2,300 | 0.51 |
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
27 online programs say a Miami resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Miami, none of them names Florida as closed. Closer to home, Florida International University lists an online format among the Miami programs above.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Florida 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 |
| Middle Tennessee State University Tennessee · Supply Chain Management, M.S. | Master’s | 33 | Closed in CA, MA |
| 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 |
| Appalachian State University North Carolina · Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Supply Chain Management | Bachelor’s | 120 | Closed in CA |
| 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
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Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
Miami offers one bachelor’s and one master’s. Florida International University has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Miami, $6,565 a year. With a degree already, Miami’s stated graduate totals start at $30,000.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
In Miami, Florida International University lists an online format. Beyond Miami, 27 online programs state they enroll Florida residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Miami run from $45,630 at the 10th percentile to $110,350 at the 90th, with the median at $69,480.
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Aim At The Roles Miami Concentrates
Cargo and freight agents are Miami’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 2.61 times the national share, median $48,150 in Miami.
Cost
Florida International University states a total for its Miami graduate program: $30,000. Florida International University reports $6,565 a year in tuition and fees for a Miami bachelor’s. Miami sits at 114.2 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.
Pay
BLS counts Miami’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Miami their median is $104,010, against $107,230 nationally. Miami logisticians earn $69,480 at the median, and the middle half of them $53,900 to $88,590.
No of the nine occupations below pay more in Miami than nationally. At Miami’s prices, the logistician median is worth $60,865 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Miami metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 1,230 jobs | $74,260 | $96,590 | $131,400 | $169,870 | $216,180 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 2,300 jobs | $66,810 | $86,300 | $120,090 | $164,900 | $213,230 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | $55,770 | $74,410 | $104,010 | $157,110 | $176,020 | $107,230 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 10,530 jobs | $45,880 | $59,630 | $79,770 | $107,640 | $127,940 | $80,730 |
| Operations Research Analysts 1,910 jobs | $47,220 | $56,860 | $76,400 | $97,490 | $125,650 | $88,940 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 8,190 jobs | $44,940 | $55,810 | $71,270 | $94,410 | $120,140 | $77,710 |
| Logisticians 4,500 jobs | $45,630 | $53,900 | $69,480 | $88,590 | $110,350 | $82,320 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 5,610 jobs | $35,250 | $44,410 | $52,070 | $64,540 | $80,080 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 4,620 jobs | $37,270 | $45,910 | $48,150 | $61,730 | $73,680 | $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 Miami Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
Florida International University: two accredited programs in Miami.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Miami?
A nonresident undergraduate in Miami pays $12,399 more a year at Florida International University, per the IPEDS report of each Miami school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Miami?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Miami median is $104,010; the top tenth earn over $176,020.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Miami Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Miami stands out for port and water freight, freight brokerage and forwarding and air cargo.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Miami?
27 online programs say a Miami resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Miami, none of them names Florida as closed. Closer to home, Florida International University lists an online format among the Miami programs above.
Other city guides in Florida | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | 4 | $112,360 |
| Tampa Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 3 | $102,530 |
| Orlando Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $100,220 |
Every accredited program in Florida, 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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