- Two programs at two schools. 1 bachelor’s, 1 master’s.
- One graduate program states a total: $47,987. The lowest is at Georgia State University.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $21,112 extra per year at Georgia Institute of Technology. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $127,520. Middle half $98,810 to $168,500; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: air cargo. The strongest is 52,162 air transportation jobs, 2.69 times the national share.
- One program states STEM designation. Georgia State University MS.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Atlanta metro as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area: 29 counties, 16 central and 13 outlying. Atlanta splits into two metropolitan divisions, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell and Marietta. Every Atlanta figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Alpharetta, Atlanta, Dunwoody, Marietta, Roswell and Sandy Springs
- Central counties
- Clayton County, Coweta County, Dawson County, DeKalb County, Douglas County, Fayette County, Forsyth County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Henry County, Newton County, Rockdale County, Walton County, Cherokee County, Cobb County and Paulding County
- Outlying counties
- Barrow County, Butts County, Carroll County, Heard County, Jasper County, Lumpkin County, Meriwether County, Morgan County, Pickens County, Pike County, Spalding County, Bartow County and Haralson County
- Metropolitan divisions
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell and Marietta
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Atlanta has two accredited supply chain programs, at Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University. By level, Atlanta has one bachelor’s and one master’s.
Ranked 36 of 45 master’s programs
Supply Chain Management, M.S.
Atlanta, GA
- On campus
- STEM-designated
- No GMAT or GRE required
- AACSB-accredited business school
- The only STEM-designated program among the 2 verified in Atlanta
More about this program
Twelve months and three semesters get you through Georgia State's Supply Chain Management, M.S., held two evenings a week, Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 9:45 p.m., at the Robinson College of Business's Buckhead Center. Tuition runs $38,822 for Georgia residents, $47,987 for non-Georgia residents and $49,379 for out-of-country residents, plus a $250 nonrefundable seat deposit. The STEM-designated program moves through ten courses across three terms: supply chain fundamentals and strategy in the fall, service operations and supply chain analytics in the spring, then negotiation and a capstone project in the summer. That capstone has you identify a real supply chain challenge at a host organization and work with its staff to address it. No GMAT or GRE score is required, and the college connects students to its Global Logistics RoundTable, a group of supply chain executives from companies including Chick-fil-A and The Home Depot.
Ranked 25 of 147 bachelor’s programs
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Operations and Supply Chain Management
Atlanta, GA
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
A concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management sits inside the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business, and you select it once you reach sophomore standing. The concentration requires four courses from a list that includes Global Operations and Supply Chain Management, Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Modeling, and Operations Resource Planning and Execution, worth 12 credit hours, plus two more electives from a second list covering business process analysis, electronic commerce, or services marketing, worth 6 more credit hours, each needing a minimum grade of C. Core business requirements add courses in operations management, financial management, marketing management, international business, and strategy. The full degree totals 122 credit hours, including 10 credit hours of free electives that can include an internship or an undergraduate research project.
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 Atlanta.
Residency
The one public university with a bachelor’s in Atlanta is Georgia Institute of Technology. At that campus in Atlanta, a Georgia resident pays less than a nonresident.
At Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, residents pay $11,764 a year and nonresidents $32,876.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Atlanta schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Public, GA · undergraduate, per year | $11,764 | $32,876 | $21,112 |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: Georgia Institute of Technology. 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.
STEM and OPT
One Atlanta program states STEM designation on the school’s own pages:
An F-1 student can work in the U.S. on optional practical training for 12 months after a degree; a degree in a field DHS designates as STEM adds a 24-month extension. Eligibility runs through the school’s designated school official; Study in the States has the terms.
Economy
County Business Patterns counts 221,772 transportation and warehousing jobs at 5,775 employers in the Atlanta metro for 2023, and 150,040 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Atlanta stands out for air cargo, purchasing and operations analytics. Atlanta’s location quotients: 1.65 for purchasing managers and 1.61 for operations research analysts. In Atlanta, air transportation holds 2.69 times its national share of freight jobs, 52,162 of them.
Supply chain occupations in the Atlanta metro by concentration | Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
| Purchasing Managers | 2,590 | 1.65 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 3,250 | 1.61 |
| Logisticians | 7,420 | 1.59 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 2,680 | 1.47 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 9,370 | 1.29 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 9,170 | 1.18 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 10,450 | 1.14 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 4,460 | 1.08 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 2,630 | 0.57 |
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
26 online programs say an Atlanta resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Atlanta metro, University of San Diego lists Georgia as closed, so Atlanta residents can’t enroll.
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
Atlanta offers one bachelor’s and one master’s. Georgia Institute of Technology has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Atlanta, $11,764 a year. With a degree already, Atlanta’s stated graduate totals start at $47,987.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
Beyond Atlanta, 26 online programs state they enroll Georgia residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Atlanta run from $46,210 at the 10th percentile to $113,070 at the 90th, with the median at $77,570.
- 4
Aim At The Roles Atlanta Concentrates
Purchasing managers are Atlanta’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.65 times the national share, median $165,910 in Atlanta.
Cost
Georgia State University states a total for its Atlanta graduate program: $47,987. Georgia Institute of Technology reports $11,764 a year in tuition and fees for an Atlanta bachelor’s. Atlanta sits at 100.1 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
BLS counts Atlanta’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Atlanta their median is $127,520, against $107,230 nationally. Atlanta logisticians earn $77,570 at the median, and the middle half of them $59,480 to $97,320.
Four of the nine occupations below pay more in Atlanta than nationally. At Atlanta’s prices, the logistician median is worth $77,525 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Atlanta metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 2,590 jobs | $97,060 | $128,840 | $165,910 | $211,340 | $292,480 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 2,630 jobs | $76,660 | $101,200 | $127,660 | $163,450 | $201,220 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 4,460 jobs | $80,460 | $98,810 | $127,520 | $168,500 | $214,750 | $107,230 |
| Logisticians 7,420 jobs | $46,210 | $59,480 | $77,570 | $97,320 | $113,070 | $82,320 |
| Operations Research Analysts 3,250 jobs | $52,350 | $60,110 | $77,510 | $104,180 | $134,790 | $88,940 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 10,450 jobs | $50,960 | $64,290 | $75,140 | $100,160 | $131,770 | $77,710 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 9,170 jobs | $45,760 | $54,420 | $72,810 | $104,760 | $141,150 | $80,730 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 2,680 jobs | $31,440 | $46,730 | $58,750 | $62,930 | $75,980 | $52,260 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 9,370 jobs | $44,300 | $48,670 | $58,310 | $67,200 | $81,400 | $59,650 |
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 Atlanta Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University: two accredited programs in Atlanta.
Are Any Atlanta Supply Chain Programs STEM-Designated?
Yes: Georgia State University MS. An F-1 graduate of that Atlanta program can apply for the 24-month STEM OPT extension.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Atlanta?
A nonresident undergraduate in Atlanta pays $21,112 more a year at Georgia Institute of Technology, per the IPEDS report of each Atlanta school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Atlanta?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Atlanta median is $127,520; the top tenth earn over $214,750.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Atlanta Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Atlanta stands out for air cargo, purchasing and operations analytics.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Atlanta?
26 online programs say an Atlanta resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Atlanta metro, University of San Diego lists Georgia as closed, so Atlanta residents can’t enroll.
Every accredited program in Georgia, 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.
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