- One program at one school. 1 bachelor’s.
- In-state bachelor’s rates start at $8,782. As reported to IPEDS.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $18,194 extra per year at Boise State University. It is the public university here with the widest residency gap.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $93,920. Nationally $107,230; logisticians earn $73,920.
- Annual supply chain openings: about 510. Fastest growth to 2034: cargo and freight agents, +32.3%.
- WUE discounts tuition in member states. 53 programs qualify.
Idaho’s one listing is a bachelor’s program. Every Idaho program sits in an AACSB-accredited business school.
Not ranked
Supply Chain Management, BBA
Boise, ID
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Boise State's bachelor of business administration in supply chain management is housed in the Information Technology and Supply Chain Management department of the College of Business and Economics. Before declaring the major, you finish nine COBE Gateway courses with a C- or better and a gateway GPA of at least 2.5, then submit an admission application with a $25 fee. The upper-division core, SCM 366, 380, 410, 416 and 435, must be taken at Boise State, and supply chain classes require in-person attendance. Up to three credits of SCM 493 internship count toward the major, which means at least 135 hours on the job in one semester for junior or senior majors. The school says the program qualifies for Idaho LAUNCH, a one-time scholarship for 80% of tuition and fees up to $8,000.
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 Idaho. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one is a bachelor’s program placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes.
Boise State University reports $8,782 a year in tuition and fees for Idaho residents.
Bachelor’s Programs In Idaho
Bachelor’s in supply chain management programs in Idaho, by in-state tuition | Program | In-State Tuition And Fees | Out-Of-State | Graduation Rate |
| Boise State University ID · On campus | $8,782 | $26,976 | 61% |
Tuition and fees are per year for the whole school, from IPEDS 2023-24; graduation rates are six-year, whole school.
In-State And Out-Of-State Tuition In Idaho
Boise State University reports charging nonresidents $18,194 more a year than Idaho residents. For an Idaho student, residency at Boise State University is worth about $72,776 over four years.
Idaho belongs to one regional tuition exchange. WUE is open to Idaho residents for undergraduate study. Besides Idaho, nine member states have 53 programs, 18 of them in California.
If the program you want isn’t offered in Idaho, an exchange can keep a campus over the border near Idaho’s in-state cost. Before applying, Idaho students should ask each school whether WUE covers its degree.
Public Universities In Other WUE States
Supply chain bachelor’s programs at public universities in other WUE states, open to Idaho students | Public University | Resident Rate | Nonresident Rate |
| University of South Dakota South Dakota | $9,432 | $12,942 |
| North Dakota State University North Dakota | $10,857 | $15,511 |
| Weber State University Utah | $6,391 | $17,084 |
| Utah Valley University Utah | $6,270 | $17,830 |
| California State University, Long Beach California | $7,008 | $18,888 |
| California State University, Northridge California | $7,095 | $18,975 |
| California State University, Sacramento California | $7,602 | $19,482 |
| California State University, San Bernardino California | $7,675 | $19,555 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado | $10,438 | $23,955 |
| Western Washington University Washington | $9,286 | $27,853 |
| Portland State University Oregon | $10,617 | $28,257 |
| University of Utah Utah | $9,315 | $29,837 |
Public universities in other member states with a supply chain bachelor’s in this site’s ranking, cheapest nonresident rate first; 6 more are on the bachelor’s ranking. Tuition and fees per year, whole school, IPEDS 2023-24. Participation is the school’s choice, program by program; the exchange rate, where offered, sits between the two figures.
Idaho borders Oregon, Utah, Washington, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming. Together Idaho’s neighbors have 15 accredited programs, 6 of them in Oregon, more than Idaho has itself.
Next door, the lowest stated graduate total an Idaho student could find is $40,410. Oregon, Utah, Washington, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming share a tuition exchange with Idaho.
Accredited supply chain programs in the states bordering Idaho | Neighboring State | Programs | Lowest Graduate Total | Lowest Bachelor’s Rate A Year |
| Oregon Shares WUE with Idaho | 6 | $40,410, Portland State University | $10,617 ($28,257 nonresident), Portland State University |
| Utah Shares WUE with Idaho | 5 | $63,968, Brigham Young University | $6,270 ($17,830 nonresident), Utah Valley University |
| Washington Shares WUE with Idaho | 4 | $55,399, University of Washington | $9,286 ($27,853 nonresident), Western Washington University |
| Montana Shares WUE with Idaho | 0 | | |
| Nevada Shares WUE with Idaho | 0 | | |
| Wyoming Shares WUE with Idaho | 0 | | |
Note: A blank cell means that state has no program with a verified figure.
Graduate totals are read from each school’s program page; bachelor’s rates are IPEDS 2023-24, per year, for the whole school.
None of the one Idaho directory listings names an online format; an Idaho resident studying online would enroll elsewhere.
Residency can still matter online for an Idaho student: Boise State University charges Idaho’s nonresidents $18,194 more a year on campus; an Idaho student should check whether its online rate differs.
For an Idaho student, these are the six lowest online master’s totals we list.
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page doesn’t state that figure.
Online totals as each school states them. The online degree ranking and the online master’s ranking list each program’s online tuition and any campus residency.
In Idaho, purchasing managers earn the highest median of these occupations, $136,970. Logisticians in Idaho earn a median of $73,920, below the $82,320 national figure; Idaho’s lowest-paid tenth earn under $50,120 and the top tenth over $135,220.
For transportation, storage and distribution managers in Idaho, the occupation that includes supply chain managers, the median is $93,920, with the 10th percentile at $56,510 and the 90th at $171,940. On the procurement side, Idaho’s purchasing managers earn a median of $136,970 and its buyers and purchasing agents $69,240, across 1,610 jobs.
Supply chain occupations in Idaho: jobs and median pay | Occupation | Jobs | Median In Idaho | U.S. Median |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 1,040 | $93,920 | $107,230 |
| Logisticians | 570 | $73,920 | $82,320 |
| Purchasing Managers | 270 | $136,970 | $148,080 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 1,610 | $69,240 | $77,710 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 500 | $103,600 | $88,940 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,210 | $107,340 | $126,060 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 300 | $45,710 | $52,260 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,070 | $59,950 | $59,650 |
| Compliance Officers | 1,660 | $75,450 | $80,730 |
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. BLS publishes no separate wage for customs brokers. They are counted inside compliance officers, an occupation that spans government, finance and healthcare, so figures for the whole occupation describe far more than customs work.
Pay And The Cost Of Living In Idaho
At 95.5 for 2024, Idaho’s BEA price level sits 4.5% under the U.S. average, so Idaho’s $73,920 logistician median buys what $77,408 would nationally. Adjusted that way, Idaho ranks 45th of 51 for logistician pay.
Supply Chain Pay By Metro Area In Idaho
Boise City, ID pays Idaho’s highest logistician median, $75,050, $1,130 above the Idaho figure. Metros crossing into Utah count their jobs outside Idaho too.
Median pay for logisticians and transportation, storage and distribution managers in Idaho metro areas | Metro Area | Logistician Median | Managers Median |
| Boise City, ID 350 logistician jobs | $75,050 | $97,610 |
| Logan, UT-ID 90 logistician jobs | $67,490 | $96,220 |
| Idaho Falls, ID 50 logistician jobs | $59,300 | $90,450 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID 30 logistician jobs | $66,400 | $81,390 |
Note: A blank cell means BLS publishes no estimate for that metro.
Idaho Pay Against Its Neighbors
Washington pays logisticians the most here, $107,250; Idaho is seventh of 7 at $73,920. Adjusted for prices, Washington leads at $100,221, and Idaho places seventh.
Logistician and manager pay in Idaho and the states it borders | State | Logistician Median | Managers Median | Logistician, Price-Adjusted |
| Idaho (this page) 570 logistician jobs | $73,920 | $93,920 | $77,408 |
| Oregon 3,170 logistician jobs | $83,180 | $103,520 | $80,475 |
| Utah 3,760 logistician jobs | $83,300 | $102,180 | $84,257 |
| Washington 5,670 logistician jobs | $107,250 | $136,500 | $100,221 |
| Montana 280 logistician jobs | $81,270 | $108,180 | $85,868 |
| Nevada 1,290 logistician jobs | $79,600 | $99,860 | $79,617 |
| Wyoming 120 logistician jobs | $85,550 | $112,310 | $92,296 |
Note: Price-adjusted pay divides the median by BEA’s state price level. A blank cell means no estimate.
Idaho’s largest by headcount: buyers and purchasing agents (1,610), then industrial production managers (1,210) and production, planning, and expediting clerks (1,070). Idaho holds 0.5% of U.S. jobs in the managers’ occupation, and Idaho logisticians are 0.2% of the U.S. total.
The managers’ occupation has 1.215 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho (location quotient 0.85), ranking Idaho 26th of 50 and below the national share. In Idaho, logisticians hold 0.67 jobs per 1,000 (0.41 quotient, 49th).
Compliance officers and operations research analysts are left out of this count: both occupations reach well beyond supply chain work. “The managers’ occupation” is transportation, storage and distribution managers. A location quotient of 1.0 means the occupation’s share of jobs matches the national share.
County Business Patterns counts 29,153 transportation and warehousing jobs at 2,084 Idaho employers in 2023, plus 34,085 jobs in Idaho’s wholesale trade. By that count Idaho ranks 38th of 51 for transportation and warehousing employment.
Within it, trucking is Idaho’s largest freight line, 10,554 jobs, followed by warehousing and storage at 7,241. Warehousing and storage employs 7,241 people at 101 Idaho sites, 36th among the states. The best-paid of these lines in Idaho is air transportation, averaging $77,653 a year per job.
Logistics and wholesale industries in Idaho: jobs, employers and average pay, 2023 | Industry | Jobs | Employers | Average Pay | Share Of U.S. Jobs |
| Transportation and warehousing | 29,153 | 2,084 | $50,942 | 0.4% |
| Truck transportation | 10,554 | 1,477 | $57,272 | 0.6% |
| Warehousing and storage | 7,241 | 101 | $41,869 | 0.4% |
| Support activities for transportation | 2,802 | 242 | $60,309 | 0.3% |
| Couriers and messengers | 4,485 | 113 | $43,706 | 0.4% |
| Air transportation | 1,760 | 49 | $77,653 | 0.3% |
| Water transportation | 1 | 3 | $247,000 | 0.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 34,085 | 2,296 | $83,633 | 0.5% |
Note: A blank cell means the Census Bureau withholds that figure to protect individual employers.
County Business Patterns 2023 (Census Bureau): employer establishments, mid-March employment and annual payroll; average pay is payroll divided by jobs. Rail is outside its scope. Shares compare with the 50 states and DC.
In Idaho, cargo and freight agents grow fastest: +32.3%, from 300 jobs in 2024 to 400 in 2034, per Idaho’s labor market office (U.S.: +8.5%). The slowest in Idaho is production, planning, and expediting clerks, at +7.8%.
Across its six core supply chain occupations, Idaho expects about 510 openings a year. All six grow faster in Idaho than across the U.S.
Projected employment for supply chain occupations in Idaho, 2024 to 2034 | Occupation | 2024 Jobs | 2034 | Change | Openings A Year | U.S. Change |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 1,130 | 1,300 | +14.7% | 110 | +6% |
| Logisticians | 640 | 810 | +26.5% | 80 | +16.7% |
| Purchasing Managers | 290 | 330 | +13.7% | 30 | +3.1% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 470 | 610 | +29.3% | 40 | +21.5% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,590 | 1,780 | +12.2% | 130 | +1.9% |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 300 | 400 | +32.3% | 40 | +8.5% |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,210 | 1,310 | +7.8% | 120 | -1.8% |
| Compliance Officers | 1,520 | 1,720 | +13.3% | 140 | +2.9% |
Long-term projections from each state’s labor market information office, published through Projections Central (lmi.idaho.gov). Openings count new jobs plus workers who retire or change careers. The core occupations leave out compliance officers and operations research analysts.
Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers In Idaho
Idaho has 1,040 transportation, storage and distribution managers. Their median, $93,920, puts Idaho 48th of 52. The middle half of Idaho’s pay for this occupation runs from $71,980 to $114,680, and the outer tenths reach $56,510 and $171,940. At 1.215 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho, its location quotient is 0.85 (26th). Idaho’s labor office projects +14.7% to 2034, about 110 openings a year.
Logisticians In Idaho
Idaho has 570 logisticians. Their median, $73,920, puts Idaho 44th of 52. The middle half of Idaho’s pay for this occupation runs from $59,580 to $98,110, and the outer tenths reach $50,120 and $135,220. At 0.67 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho, its location quotient is 0.41 (49th). Idaho’s labor office projects +26.5% to 2034, about 80 openings a year.
Purchasing Managers In Idaho
Idaho has 270 purchasing managers. Their median, $136,970, puts Idaho 24th of 51. The middle half of Idaho’s pay for this occupation runs from $108,690 to $193,240, and the outer tenths reach $79,790 and $207,010. At 0.317 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho, its location quotient is 0.59 (37th). Idaho’s labor office projects +13.7% to 2034, about 30 openings a year.
Buyers And Purchasing Agents In Idaho
Idaho has 1,610 buyers and purchasing agents. Their median, $69,240, puts Idaho 45th of 52. The middle half of Idaho’s pay for this occupation runs from $57,610 to $84,930, and the outer tenths reach $47,830 and $108,890. At 1.882 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho, its location quotient is 0.6 (47th).
Operations Research Analysts In Idaho
Idaho has 500 operations research analysts. Their median, $103,600, puts Idaho sixth of 48. The middle half of Idaho’s pay for this occupation runs from $71,740 to $124,440, and the outer tenths reach $60,640 and $138,510. At 0.585 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho, its location quotient is 0.84 (19th). Idaho’s labor office projects +29.3% to 2034, about 40 openings a year.
Industrial Production Managers In Idaho
Idaho has 1,210 industrial production managers. Their median, $107,340, puts Idaho 49th of 51. The middle half of Idaho’s pay for this occupation runs from $85,720 to $135,640, and the outer tenths reach $69,100 and $175,140. At 1.412 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho, its location quotient is 0.89 (27th). Idaho’s labor office projects +12.2% to 2034, about 130 openings a year.
Cargo And Freight Agents In Idaho
Idaho has 300 cargo and freight agents. Their median, $45,710, puts Idaho 46th of 49. The middle half of Idaho’s pay for this occupation runs from $43,110 to $55,730, and the outer tenths reach $39,830 and $71,170. At 0.356 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho, its location quotient is 0.57 (33rd). Idaho’s labor office projects +32.3% to 2034, about 40 openings a year.
Production, Planning, And Expediting Clerks In Idaho
Idaho has 1,070 production, planning, and expediting clerks. Their median, $59,950, puts Idaho 24th of 52. The middle half of Idaho’s pay for this occupation runs from $47,730 to $83,390, and the outer tenths reach $40,760 and $105,070. At 1.25 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho, its location quotient is 0.5 (43rd). Idaho’s labor office projects +7.8% to 2034, about 120 openings a year.
Compliance Officers In Idaho
Idaho has 1,660 compliance officers. Their median, $75,450, puts Idaho 31st of 52. The middle half of Idaho’s pay for this occupation runs from $52,850 to $104,620, and the outer tenths reach $42,080 and $128,750. At 1.934 jobs per 1,000 in Idaho, its location quotient is 0.72 (46th). Idaho’s labor office projects +13.3% to 2034, about 140 openings a year.
Pay and percentiles from BLS OEWS (May 2025); state ranks count the states, DC and Puerto Rico with an estimate. Each occupation’s salary page carries its national, state and metro detail.
Counting shipments that start, end or stay in Idaho, the Freight Analysis Framework estimates 190.6 million tons of freight worth $154.1 billion moved in 2024. That ranks Idaho 40th of 51 by value, and 57.7% of its tonnage never leaves the state.
By value, processed foods and electronics lead Idaho’s freight. By weight, Idaho moves mostly natural gas and fossil products and other farm products. In Idaho, trucks carry 61.5% of the tons, pipelines 26.3% and rail 9%.
Idaho’s largest domestic trading partner is Washington ($16.1 billion, both directions), then Utah and California. Idaho exported $4.3 billion of freight, mostly to Canada, and imported $8.8 billion, mostly from SE Asia & Oceania. The framework forecasts Idaho’s tonnage to grow 54.2% by 2050 and its real value 86.3%.
Freight Analysis Framework 5.7.1 (BTS and FHWA): 2024 estimates in current dollars; the 2050 value forecast is in constant 2017 dollars. Trading-partner values combine freight in both directions.
Boise State University sits in the Boise City, ID metro area.
- Boise City, ID (metro area): Boise State University.
Areas are Census Bureau CBSAs (July 2023), assigned by each school’s county.
- With one accredited program in Idaho, the choice at home is short: Boise State University. If none fits, Idaho’s neighbor Oregon has six.
- Stay in state if you can. At Boise State University, an Idaho resident pays $8,782 a year against $26,976 for everyone else.
- Ask about WUE before ruling out a school outside Idaho; Idaho’s residents can use it for undergraduate study.
- Match the program to where you’ll work: in Idaho, Boise City, ID pays logisticians most, $75,050 against $73,920 statewide.
- Look at demand too: in Idaho, cargo and freight agents grow fastest, +32.3% by 2034.
How Many Supply Chain Management Programs Are In Idaho?
This directory lists one accredited supply chain program in Idaho, at one school: one bachelor’s.
How Much Does A Supply Chain Management Degree Cost In Idaho?
Boise State University reports in-state tuition and fees of $8,782 a year to IPEDS.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Make In Idaho?
In Idaho, the occupation counting supply chain managers pays a median of $93,920 across 1,040 jobs, against $107,230 nationally.
How Much Do Logisticians Make In Idaho?
The logistician median in Idaho is $73,920, across 570 jobs. At Idaho’s price level of 95.5 (U.S. = 100), it buys what $77,408 would nationally.
Which Idaho Metro Area Pays Supply Chain Workers The Most?
Boise City, ID has Idaho’s highest logistician median, $75,050. It also pays Idaho’s managers’ occupation the most, $97,610.
How Does Idaho Supply Chain Pay Compare With Neighboring States?
Of the 7 states compared with Idaho, Washington pays logisticians the most, $107,250; Idaho ranks seventh at $73,920. After adjusting for prices, Idaho ranks seventh.
How Many Logistics Jobs Are In Idaho?
Census County Business Patterns counts 29,153 transportation and warehousing jobs in Idaho for 2023, 7,241 of them in warehousing and storage. BLS counts 570 Idaho logisticians, the planners who run those flows.
Which Supply Chain Job Pays The Most In Idaho?
Purchasing managers earn Idaho’s highest supply chain median, $136,970, then industrial production managers at $107,340.
Is Supply Chain Management In Demand In Idaho?
Idaho’s labor market office expects cargo and freight agents in Idaho to grow 32.3% by 2034, against 8.5% nationally, and Idaho expects about 510 openings a year across Idaho’s six core supply chain occupations.
Can Idaho Residents Get A Tuition Discount At Out-Of-State Schools?
Yes. Idaho is in WUE. WUE reaches 53 accredited programs outside Idaho and covers undergraduate study for Idaho residents. Before applying, Idaho students should ask whether WUE covers the program.
National, state and metro pay for buyers and purchasing agents.
Six accredited programs next door.
Five accredited programs next door.
Four accredited programs next door.
Bachelor’s degrees you can finish online from Idaho.
Every state, with its accredited programs and a link to its page.
What each job involves and the degree path into it.
