- Three programs at one school. 1 bachelor’s, 2 master’s.
- One bachelor’s rate is on record: $6,410 a year. University of South Florida reports it to IPEDS.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $10,914 extra per year at University of South Florida. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $102,530. Middle half $72,770 to $159,760; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: operations analytics. The strongest is 1,940 operations research analysts, a location quotient of 1.92.
- 27 online programs take Florida residents. Among local programs, University of South Florida lists an online format.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Tampa metro as the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metropolitan statistical area: four counties, three central and one outlying. Tampa splits into two metropolitan divisions, St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo and Tampa. Every Tampa figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg and Tampa
- Central counties
- Pinellas County, Hillsborough County and Pasco County
- Outlying counties
- Hernando County
- Metropolitan divisions
- St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo and Tampa
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Tampa has three accredited supply chain programs, at University of South Florida. By level, Tampa has one bachelor’s and two master’s.
Ranked 2 of 147 bachelor’s programs
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
Tampa, FL
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Every student completes a required internship before graduating from this Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management, and honors students also complete a study abroad. USF calls it the only global end-to-end program in Florida's State University System. Coursework moves from Operations and Supply Chain Management and Global Sourcing through Global Commerce, Logistics and Physical Distribution Management, and Supply Chain Analytics, where students train hands-on with SAP Logistics Modules, Tableau, and MercuryGate and Datex systems. A capstone project has students apply what they've learned to a real supply chain problem for an actual company. Graduates take entry-level roles such as supply chain analyst, logistics analyst, and operations supervisor, and the program has placed students at Amazon, CH Robinson, Jabil, Target, Honeywell Aerospace, and Walmart.
Not ranked
Professional Master of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management concentration
Tampa, FL
- MBA concentration
- On campus
- Online
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Supply chain management is listed among the concentrations for USF's Professional MBA, with the school marking it as available in Fall 2026. The school says a concentration appears as a stated credential on your transcript at graduation, and specific courses are required as electives. You can attend the Evening program on the Tampa campus with online and hybrid options, or the Weekend program, which meets in person one Saturday per month at the St. Petersburg campus with online learning in between. Applicants submit an online application with a $30 fee, a bachelor's degree transcript and a GMAT or GRE score, which the school says may be waived for candidates who meet certain conditions.
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 Tampa. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one was found in this site’s crawl of AACSB-accredited schools’ own program pages, and AACSB’s supply chain list, which the national rankings are built from, doesn’t name it.
Also Accredited In Tampa
These programs appear in the AACSB or ACBSP listing. This site hasn’t verified their tuition, credits or length yet, so their cards carry the accreditor’s record only.
Residency
The one public university with a bachelor’s in Tampa is University of South Florida. At that campus in Tampa, a Florida resident pays less than a nonresident.
At University of South Florida, in Tampa, residents pay $6,410 a year and nonresidents $17,324.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Tampa schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| University of South Florida Public, FL · undergraduate, per year | $6,410 | $17,324 | $10,914 |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: University of South Florida. 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 38,240 transportation and warehousing jobs at 2,393 employers in the Tampa metro for 2023, and 51,379 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Tampa stands out for operations analytics. Tampa’s location quotient: 1.92 for operations research analysts.
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 Tampa resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Tampa, none of them names Florida as closed. Closer to home, University of South Florida lists an online format among the Tampa 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
- 1
Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
Tampa offers one bachelor’s and two master’s. University of South Florida has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Tampa, $6,410 a year.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
In Tampa, University of South Florida lists an online format. Beyond Tampa, 27 online programs state they enroll Florida residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Tampa run from $49,170 at the 10th percentile to $125,180 at the 90th, with the median at $77,630.
- 4
Aim At The Roles Tampa Concentrates
Operations research analysts are Tampa’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.92 times the national share, median $79,940 in Tampa.
Cost
University of South Florida reports $6,410 a year in tuition and fees for a Tampa bachelor’s. Tampa sits at 100.9 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
BLS counts Tampa’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Tampa their median is $102,530, against $107,230 nationally. Tampa logisticians earn $77,630 at the median, and the middle half of them $59,670 to $97,500.
No of the nine occupations below pay more in Tampa than nationally. At Tampa’s prices, the logistician median is worth $76,945 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Tampa metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 660 jobs | $80,390 | $104,940 | $139,430 | $165,780 | $210,970 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 1,550 jobs | $63,790 | $84,210 | $119,360 | $160,800 | $209,070 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | $55,010 | $72,770 | $102,530 | $159,760 | $174,790 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 1,940 jobs | $47,530 | $62,600 | $79,940 | $101,800 | $131,490 | $88,940 |
| Logisticians 1,750 jobs | $49,170 | $59,670 | $77,630 | $97,500 | $125,180 | $82,320 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 4,110 jobs | $46,090 | $54,470 | $75,920 | $101,640 | $125,430 | $80,730 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 4,400 jobs | $46,630 | $56,750 | $74,220 | $100,240 | $123,140 | $77,710 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 3,140 jobs | $35,530 | $43,190 | $50,870 | $62,620 | $79,840 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 790 jobs | $38,100 | $45,300 | $48,870 | $62,100 | $81,070 | $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 Tampa Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
University of South Florida: three accredited programs in Tampa.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Tampa?
A nonresident undergraduate in Tampa pays $10,914 more a year at University of South Florida, per the IPEDS report of each Tampa school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Tampa?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Tampa median is $102,530; the top tenth earn over $174,790.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Tampa Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Tampa stands out for operations analytics.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Tampa?
27 online programs say a Tampa resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Tampa, none of them names Florida as closed. Closer to home, University of South Florida lists an online format among the Tampa programs above.
Other city guides in Florida | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Miami Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $104,010 |
| Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL | 4 | $112,360 |
| Orlando Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $100,220 |
Every accredited program in Florida, 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.
