Kentucky Supply Chain Programs

Supply Chain Management Degrees In Kentucky

Kentucky has nine accredited supply chain programs at six schools.

By the Supply Chain Degree Programs editorial team Updated
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Accredited Programs
9
AACSB, ACBSP and school pages
Schools
6
In Kentucky
Manager Median Pay
$100,340
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Logistician Jobs In Kentucky
2,590
BLS OEWS, May 2025

Kentucky Programs And Costs At A Glance

  • Nine programs at six schools. 6 bachelor’s, 2 master’s, 1 doctorate.
  • One graduate program states a total: $28,920. Lowest in-state bachelor’s rate: $9,708.
  • Out-of-state undergraduates pay $15,564 extra per year at Western Kentucky University. Two other public universities also charge nonresidents more.
  • Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $100,340. Nationally $107,230; logisticians earn $68,420.
  • Annual supply chain openings: about 1,590. Fastest growth to 2034: cargo and freight agents, +5.2%.
  • ACM discounts tuition in member states. 208 programs qualify.

Accredited Supply Chain Programs In Kentucky

By level, Kentucky has six bachelor’s, two master’s and one doctorate. Every Kentucky program sits in an AACSB-accredited business school.

Murray State University offers the most in Kentucky: two bachelor’s programs. Across Kentucky, three listings name an online format.

Ranked 32 of 45 master’s programs

University of Kentucky

Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM)

Lexington, KY

  • On campus
  • Online with campus residency
  • AACSB-accredited business school

Campus requirement: International applicants must select "On Campus"; the online option is only available to domestic applicants.

More about this program

Evening classes make this fit around a job: the University of Kentucky's Gatton College runs its Master of Science in Supply Chain Management as ten courses over 30 credit hours, some in an eight-week format, finished anywhere from 11 to 24 months. The curriculum blends strategic sourcing and channel management with big data analytics and cross-functional business knowledge. Domestic students choose between studying on campus or online, though international applicants must study on campus. Gatton's 2026-2027 rate sheet lists $999.50 per credit hour for Kentucky residents and $1,347.00 for non-residents on campus, or $964.00 per credit hour online regardless of residency, with mandatory fees included in each rate. The program starts in late August for fall or early January for spring, and applicants write an 800 to 900 word personal statement on their reasons for pursuing the degree.

Total
$28,920
Per Credit
$964
Credits
30
Length
11-24 months

Not ranked

Murray State University

Bachelor of Science in Business, Area in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Murray, KY

  • On campus
  • Fully online
  • AACSB-accredited business school
  • Lowest in-state tuition of the 3 Kentucky bachelor’s programs
  • Highest six-year graduation rate of the 3 Kentucky bachelor’s schools
More about this program

A logistics and supply chain management area trains you to coordinate how materials, products, and information move within and between organizations, and you can complete the Bachelor of Science in Business through this area entirely online, alongside two other online business areas. Online coursework carries a $75 per credit hour fee on top of standard tuition, billed at Murray State's regional or in-state rate depending on where you live. Graduates pursue roles such as supply chain manager, purchasing manager, transportation manager, operations manager, logistics analyst, and logistics manager. The school points to U.S. Department of Labor data projecting growth in the field.

In-State
$9,708
Out-Of-State
$19,452
Grad Rate
63%
As A
Concentration

Not ranked

Western Kentucky University

Management, Supply Chain Management Concentration

Bowling Green, KY

  • On campus
  • AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program

Western Kentucky University's Gordon Ford College of Business offers supply chain management as one of five concentrations in its Bachelor of Science in Management. The major requires 78 hours of professional and elective coursework within the 120-hour degree, including 27 hours of business foundations, six management core courses such as Decision Modeling and Operations Management, and the concentration itself. Required concentration courses are Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Transportation Management, Sourcing and Procurement Management, Business Data Analytics, and Business Negotiation, and you add four electives from options covering project management, data visualization, manufacturing operations and quality assurance. The department notes that the southern Kentucky region's supply chain activity gives students chances to work with practitioners, and the catalog includes a Finish in Four sample schedule.

In-State
$11,436
Out-Of-State
$27,000
Grad Rate
56%
As A
Concentration

Not ranked

Northern Kentucky University

Global Supply Chain Management, B.S.B.A.

Highland Heights, KY

  • On campus
  • Fully online
  • AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program

A global supply chain management major built as a B.S.B.A. in the Department of Management runs both on campus and online. Admission is selective: you complete six core courses, including Principles of Accounting I and II, Legal Environment, and Principles of Marketing, with a C- or better and a 2.50 GPA before moving into the major. The degree totals 120 credits and pairs a required minor in Business with courses like Supply Chain Management, Global Strategic Sourcing, Logistics and Distribution, and Global Supply Chain Analytics, plus nine credits of electives. Students take part in site visits to companies such as Amazon, Toyota, UPS, and DHL, and can join a student chapter of the Association for Supply Chain Management. Online undergraduate tuition runs $510 per credit hour for 2026-27.

In-State
$10,896
Out-Of-State
$21,480
Grad Rate
49%
As A
Major

Not ranked

Western Kentucky University

Business Administration, Master of Business Administration (057), Supply Chain Management concentration (SCMA)

Bowling Green, KY

  • MBA concentration
  • AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program

Nine credit hours of supply chain coursework sit on top of a 21-hour core in this 30-hour MBA. The catalog lists the Supply Chain Management concentration, coded SCMA, as one of six options, and its courses are Supply Chain Management, Procurement Management and Supply Chain Analytics. You must choose at least one concentration, and only one grade of C is allowed within a concentration. To be admitted, you need either a 2.75 GPA with 3 years of professional experience, or a business degree from an AACSB-accredited program with a 3.25 GPA. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and conditional admission is possible with a 3.0 GPA and some work experience.

Credits
30
Concentration
9 credits

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 Kentucky. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: three are bachelor’s programs placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes, and 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 Kentucky

  • Murray State University

    BS in Business

    Bachelor’s · Murray, KY · In person, Online, Hybrid

    • AACSB listing only
  • Eastern Kentucky University

    Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Global Supply Chain Management Concentration

    Bachelor’s · Richmond, KY

    • Bachelor’s concentration
    • Found on the school’s site
  • University of Kentucky

    Marketing & Supply Chain: PhD in Business Administration

    Doctorate · Lexington, KY

    • Doctoral concentration
    • Found on the school’s site
  • University of Louisville

    Global Supply Chain Management (BSBA)

    Bachelor’s · Louisville, KY

    • Found on the school’s site

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.

Programs tagged “Found on the school’s site” sit in AACSB-accredited business schools and were found in this site’s crawl of those schools’ own program pages. AACSB’s supply chain list doesn’t name them, so they are ranked nowhere; each one links to the school’s page, and a concentration is labeled with the degree it belongs to.

What A Supply Chain Degree Costs In Kentucky

University of Kentucky is the Kentucky graduate program here with a stated price, $28,920 in total.

For a bachelor’s, Murray State University reports the lowest in-state rate in Kentucky, $9,708 a year, and Western Kentucky University the highest, $11,436.

Graduate figures are read from each school’s own program page.

Master’s Programs In Kentucky

Master’s in supply chain management programs in Kentucky, by total tuition
Program Total TuitionPer CreditCredits
University of Kentucky KY · Campus and online $28,920$96430

Bachelor’s Programs In Kentucky

Bachelor’s in supply chain management programs in Kentucky, by in-state tuition
Program In-State Tuition And FeesOut-Of-StateGraduation Rate
Murray State University KY · Campus and online $9,708$19,45263%
Northern Kentucky University KY · Campus and online $10,896$21,48049%
Western Kentucky University KY · On campus $11,436$27,00056%

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 Kentucky

Three Kentucky public universities report higher rates for nonresidents; the gap runs from $9,744 a year at Murray State University to $15,564 at Western Kentucky University. For a Kentucky student, residency at Western Kentucky University is worth about $62,256 over four years.

Tuition Discounts For Kentucky Residents

Kentucky belongs to one regional tuition exchange. ACM is open to Kentucky residents for undergraduate and graduate study. Besides Kentucky, 13 member states have 208 programs, 51 of them in Texas.

If the program you want isn’t offered in Kentucky, an exchange can keep a campus over the border near Kentucky’s in-state cost. Before applying, Kentucky students should ask each school whether ACM covers its degree.

  • Academic Common Market, run by SREB: in-state tuition at an out-of-state school for a program that public institutions in your home state don’t offer.

Supply Chain Programs Near Kentucky

Kentucky borders Ohio, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, West Virginia and Virginia. Together Kentucky’s neighbors have 125 accredited programs, 25 of them in Ohio, more than Kentucky has itself.

Next door, the lowest stated graduate total is $16,920; in Kentucky it is $28,920. Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia share a tuition exchange with Kentucky.

Accredited supply chain programs in the states bordering Kentucky
Neighboring State ProgramsLowest Graduate TotalLowest Bachelor’s Rate A Year
Ohio Midwest region 25$39,567, The Ohio State University$10,614 ($20,032 nonresident), Wright State University
Tennessee Shares ACM with Kentucky 24$22,212, Lincoln Memorial University$9,506 ($29,042 nonresident), Middle Tennessee State University
Illinois Midwest region 23$66,240, Loyola University Chicago$14,085, Western Illinois University
Indiana Midwest region 20$22,440, Purdue University$8,179 ($22,043 nonresident), Indiana University Southeast
Missouri Midwest region 18$42,000, Saint Louis University$8,400 ($16,800 nonresident), Missouri Southern State University
West Virginia Shares ACM with Kentucky 9$16,920, American Public University System$8,400, American Public University
Virginia Shares ACM with Kentucky 6$19,860, Old Dominion University$16,233 ($38,817 nonresident), Virginia Commonwealth University

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.

Studying Supply Chain Management Online In Kentucky

Three of the nine Kentucky directory listings name an online format, so some Kentucky students can skip the commute to an in-state school.

Residency can still matter online for a Kentucky student: Western Kentucky University charges Kentucky’s nonresidents $15,564 more a year on campus; a Kentucky student should check whether its online rate differs.

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.

Supply Chain Pay In Kentucky

In Kentucky, purchasing managers earn the highest median of these occupations, $124,350. Logisticians in Kentucky earn a median of $68,420, below the $82,320 national figure; Kentucky’s lowest-paid tenth earn under $48,960 and the top tenth over $106,280.

For transportation, storage and distribution managers in Kentucky, the occupation that includes supply chain managers, the median is $100,340, with the 10th percentile at $58,250 and the 90th at $175,390. On the procurement side, Kentucky’s purchasing managers earn a median of $124,350 and its buyers and purchasing agents $65,240, across 5,440 jobs.

Supply chain occupations in Kentucky: jobs and median pay
Occupation JobsMedian In KentuckyU.S. Median
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 2,340$100,340$107,230
Logisticians 2,590$68,420$82,320
Purchasing Managers 920$124,350$148,080
Buyers and Purchasing Agents 5,440$65,240$77,710
Operations Research Analysts 660$83,850$88,940
Industrial Production Managers 6,430$112,250$126,060
Cargo and Freight Agents 2,570$46,230$52,260
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 6,480$55,690$59,650
Compliance Officers 4,360$69,240$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 Kentucky

At 90.2 for 2024, Kentucky’s BEA price level sits 9.8% under the U.S. average, so Kentucky’s $68,420 logistician median buys what $75,888 would nationally. Adjusted that way, Kentucky ranks 48th of 51 for logistician pay.

Supply Chain Pay By Metro Area In Kentucky

Elizabethtown, KY pays Kentucky’s highest logistician median, $88,610, $20,190 above the Kentucky figure. Metros crossing into Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and West Virginia count their jobs outside Kentucky too.

Median pay for logisticians and transportation, storage and distribution managers in Kentucky metro areas
Metro Area Logistician MedianManagers Median
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 1,960 logistician jobs $79,990$106,160
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 900 logistician jobs $63,880$98,040
Lexington-Fayette, KY 360 logistician jobs $72,250$96,840
Elizabethtown, KY 170 logistician jobs $88,610$94,820
Clarksville, TN-KY 170 logistician jobs $65,170$87,000
Bowling Green, KY 90 logistician jobs $65,980$97,160
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 70 logistician jobs $69,390$76,270
Owensboro, KY 50 logistician jobs $64,230$110,320

Note: A blank cell means BLS publishes no estimate for that metro.

Kentucky Pay Against Its Neighbors

Virginia pays logisticians the most here, $98,920; Kentucky is eighth of 8 at $68,420. Adjusted for prices, Virginia leads at $97,840, and Kentucky places eighth.

Logistician and manager pay in Kentucky and the states it borders
State Logistician MedianManagers MedianLogistician, Price-Adjusted
Kentucky (this page) 2,590 logistician jobs $68,420$100,340$75,888
Ohio 8,990 logistician jobs $83,460$101,550$89,961
Tennessee 4,990 logistician jobs $71,280$100,740$77,588
Illinois 14,170 logistician jobs $80,100$120,250$80,134
Indiana 3,890 logistician jobs $77,670$108,720$83,222
Missouri 3,440 logistician jobs $78,350$102,870$86,272
West Virginia 590 logistician jobs $71,590$98,230$79,992
Virginia 10,540 logistician jobs $98,920$119,140$97,840

Note: Price-adjusted pay divides the median by BEA’s state price level. A blank cell means no estimate.

Where The Supply Chain Jobs Are In Kentucky

Kentucky’s largest by headcount: production, planning, and expediting clerks (6,480), then industrial production managers (6,430) and buyers and purchasing agents (5,440). Kentucky holds 1.1% of U.S. jobs in the managers’ occupation, and Kentucky logisticians are 1% of the U.S. total.

The managers’ occupation has 1.172 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky (location quotient 0.82), ranking Kentucky 29th of 50 and below the national share. In Kentucky, logisticians hold 1.294 jobs per 1,000 (0.8 quotient, 30th).

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.

Kentucky Logistics Industries

County Business Patterns counts 133,203 transportation and warehousing jobs at 3,215 Kentucky employers in 2023, plus 74,458 jobs in Kentucky’s wholesale trade. By that count Kentucky ranks 15th of 51 for transportation and warehousing employment.

Within it, couriers and delivery is Kentucky’s largest freight line, 48,788 jobs, followed by warehousing and storage at 31,783. Warehousing and storage employs 31,783 people at 342 Kentucky sites, 15th among the states. The best-paid of these lines in Kentucky is air transportation, averaging $89,501 a year per job.

Logistics and wholesale industries in Kentucky: jobs, employers and average pay, 2023
Industry JobsEmployersAverage PayShare Of U.S. Jobs
Transportation and warehousing 133,2033,215$67,0782.0%
Truck transportation 23,7261,881$61,3451.4%
Warehousing and storage 31,783342$46,9421.9%
Support activities for transportation 17,282539$60,7072.0%
Couriers and messengers 48,788201$82,1374.1%
Air transportation 4,50151$89,5010.8%
Water transportation 3,16819$88,4915.1%
Wholesale trade 74,4583,912$73,1671.2%

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.

Supply Chain Job Growth In Kentucky Through 2034

In Kentucky, cargo and freight agents grow fastest: +5.2%, from 2,060 jobs in 2024 to 2,170 in 2034, per Kentucky’s labor market office (U.S.: +8.5%). The slowest in Kentucky is industrial production managers, at +3.8%.

Across its six core supply chain occupations, Kentucky expects about 1,590 openings a year. Three of Kentucky’s six are projected to outpace the U.S.

Projected employment for supply chain occupations in Kentucky, 2024 to 2034
Occupation 2024 Jobs2034ChangeOpenings A YearU.S. Change
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 2,6302,750+4.5%220+6%
Logisticians 2,4402,540+4.1%220+16.7%
Purchasing Managers 810850+4.8%60+3.1%
Operations Research Analysts 1,0401,080+4%60+21.5%
Industrial Production Managers 5,1605,360+3.8%380+1.9%
Cargo and Freight Agents 2,0602,170+5.2%170+8.5%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 5,5705,790+3.9%540-1.8%
Compliance Officers 4,3704,490+2.7%350+2.9%

Long-term projections from each state’s labor market information office, published through Projections Central (kystats.ky.gov). Openings count new jobs plus workers who retire or change careers. The core occupations leave out compliance officers and operations research analysts.

Supply Chain Occupations In Kentucky, One By One

Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers In Kentucky

Kentucky has 2,340 transportation, storage and distribution managers. Their median, $100,340, puts Kentucky 39th of 52. The middle half of Kentucky’s pay for this occupation runs from $73,900 to $131,510, and the outer tenths reach $58,250 and $175,390. At 1.172 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky, its location quotient is 0.82 (29th). Kentucky’s labor office projects +4.5% to 2034, about 220 openings a year.

Logisticians In Kentucky

Kentucky has 2,590 logisticians. Their median, $68,420, puts Kentucky 50th of 52. The middle half of Kentucky’s pay for this occupation runs from $58,510 to $82,960, and the outer tenths reach $48,960 and $106,280. At 1.294 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky, its location quotient is 0.8 (30th). Kentucky’s labor office projects +4.1% to 2034, about 220 openings a year.

Purchasing Managers In Kentucky

Kentucky has 920 purchasing managers. Their median, $124,350, puts Kentucky 40th of 51. The middle half of Kentucky’s pay for this occupation runs from $96,470 to $144,720, and the outer tenths reach $76,770 and $174,690. At 0.46 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky, its location quotient is 0.85 (22nd). Kentucky’s labor office projects +4.8% to 2034, about 60 openings a year.

Buyers And Purchasing Agents In Kentucky

Kentucky has 5,440 buyers and purchasing agents. Their median, $65,240, puts Kentucky 50th of 52. The middle half of Kentucky’s pay for this occupation runs from $51,660 to $83,340, and the outer tenths reach $42,600 and $105,370. At 2.72 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky, its location quotient is 0.86 (36th).

Operations Research Analysts In Kentucky

Kentucky has 660 operations research analysts. Their median, $83,850, puts Kentucky 29th of 48. The middle half of Kentucky’s pay for this occupation runs from $68,340 to $105,570, and the outer tenths reach $58,970 and $129,860. At 0.331 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky, its location quotient is 0.47 (34th). Kentucky’s labor office projects +4% to 2034, about 60 openings a year.

Industrial Production Managers In Kentucky

Kentucky has 6,430 industrial production managers. Their median, $112,250, puts Kentucky 44th of 51. The middle half of Kentucky’s pay for this occupation runs from $91,490 to $145,070, and the outer tenths reach $73,530 and $187,950. At 3.214 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky, its location quotient is 2.03 (second). Kentucky’s labor office projects +3.8% to 2034, about 380 openings a year.

Cargo And Freight Agents In Kentucky

Kentucky has 2,570 cargo and freight agents. Their median, $46,230, puts Kentucky 45th of 49. The middle half of Kentucky’s pay for this occupation runs from $41,180 to $58,500, and the outer tenths reach $39,280 and $75,320. At 1.284 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky, its location quotient is 2.04 (third). Kentucky’s labor office projects +5.2% to 2034, about 170 openings a year.

Production, Planning, And Expediting Clerks In Kentucky

Kentucky has 6,480 production, planning, and expediting clerks. Their median, $55,690, puts Kentucky 42nd of 52. The middle half of Kentucky’s pay for this occupation runs from $45,090 to $72,950, and the outer tenths reach $38,620 and $78,880. At 3.238 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky, its location quotient is 1.29 (fifth). Kentucky’s labor office projects +3.9% to 2034, about 540 openings a year.

Compliance Officers In Kentucky

Kentucky has 4,360 compliance officers. Their median, $69,240, puts Kentucky 42nd of 52. The middle half of Kentucky’s pay for this occupation runs from $52,630 to $83,460, and the outer tenths reach $43,120 and $109,300. At 2.181 jobs per 1,000 in Kentucky, its location quotient is 0.81 (37th). Kentucky’s labor office projects +2.7% to 2034, about 350 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.

Kentucky Freight And The Supply Chain Economy

Counting shipments that start, end or stay in Kentucky, the Freight Analysis Framework estimates 500.5 million tons of freight worth $800.1 billion moved in 2024. That ranks Kentucky 15th of 51 by value and 22nd by weight, and 31.4% of its tonnage never leaves the state.

By value, motor vehicles and electronics lead Kentucky’s freight. By weight, Kentucky moves mostly natural gas and fossil products and gravel. In Kentucky, trucks carry 50.1% of the tons, pipelines 30% and rail 8.8%.

Kentucky’s largest domestic trading partner is Tennessee ($60.4 billion, both directions), then Ohio and Indiana. Kentucky exported $49.0 billion of freight, mostly to Europe, and imported $90.4 billion, mostly from Europe. The framework forecasts Kentucky’s tonnage to grow 30.9% by 2050 and its real value 79.1%.

The five largest commodities by value in Kentucky freight, 2024
Commodity Value, 2024Share Of Value
Motor vehicles By value, first in Kentucky $104.3 billion13%
Electronics By value, second in Kentucky $89.2 billion11.1%
Machinery By value, third in Kentucky $83.1 billion10.4%
Pharmaceuticals By value, fourth in Kentucky $75.2 billion9.4%
Mixed freight By value, fifth in Kentucky $45.4 billion5.7%

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.

Kentucky Metro Areas With Supply Chain Programs

Kentucky’s programs fall across six Census areas, led by Bowling Green, KY with one school.

  • Bowling Green, KY (metro area): Western Kentucky University.
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (metro area): Northern Kentucky University. The area crosses into OH and IN.
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY (metro area): University of Kentucky.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (metro area): University of Louisville. The area crosses into IN.
  • Murray, KY (micropolitan area): Murray State University.
  • Richmond-Berea, KY (micropolitan area): Eastern Kentucky University.

Areas are Census Bureau CBSAs (July 2023), assigned by each school’s county.

Kentucky City Guides

Kentucky has two city pages: Cincinnati and Louisville.

City pages for Kentucky metro areas
City ProgramsLogistician Median
Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 3$79,990
Louisville Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1$63,880

Each city page lists the programs with a campus in the city itself (where there is none, the nearest in its metro, and the page says “near”), with pay for every supply chain occupation across the metro. A metro that crosses a state line is listed under each state it reaches.

Kentucky Programs In The National Rankings

How To Choose A Supply Chain Program In Kentucky

  1. Start with the level: Kentucky’s nine listings split into six bachelor’s, two master’s and one doctorate.
  2. Stay in state if you can. At Western Kentucky University, a Kentucky resident pays $11,436 a year against $27,000 for everyone else.
  3. Ask about ACM before ruling out a school outside Kentucky; Kentucky’s residents can use it for undergraduate and graduate study.
  4. Check the format line by line: three of Kentucky’s nine directory listings name an online option, and University of Kentucky states an online graduate format on its own page.
  5. Match the program to where you’ll work: in Kentucky, Elizabethtown, KY pays logisticians most, $88,610 against $68,420 statewide.
  6. Look at demand too: in Kentucky, cargo and freight agents grow fastest, +5.2% by 2034.

FAQ

How Many Supply Chain Management Programs Are In Kentucky?

This directory lists nine accredited supply chain programs in Kentucky, at six schools: six bachelor’s, two master’s and one doctorate.

How Much Does A Supply Chain Management Degree Cost In Kentucky?

University of Kentucky states a graduate total of $28,920. For a bachelor’s in Kentucky, in-state tuition and fees per year run from $9,708 to $11,436, as schools report them to IPEDS.

What Do Supply Chain Managers Make In Kentucky?

In Kentucky, the occupation counting supply chain managers pays a median of $100,340 across 2,340 jobs, against $107,230 nationally.

How Much Do Logisticians Make In Kentucky?

The logistician median in Kentucky is $68,420, across 2,590 jobs. At Kentucky’s price level of 90.2 (U.S. = 100), it buys what $75,888 would nationally.

Which Kentucky Metro Area Pays Supply Chain Workers The Most?

Elizabethtown, KY has Kentucky’s highest logistician median, $88,610. Paducah, KY-IL pays Kentucky’s managers’ occupation the most, $109,890.

How Does Kentucky Supply Chain Pay Compare With Neighboring States?

Of the 8 states compared with Kentucky, Virginia pays logisticians the most, $98,920; Kentucky ranks eighth at $68,420. After adjusting for prices, Kentucky ranks eighth.

How Many Logistics Jobs Are In Kentucky?

Census County Business Patterns counts 133,203 transportation and warehousing jobs in Kentucky for 2023, 31,783 of them in warehousing and storage. BLS counts 2,590 Kentucky logisticians, the planners who run those flows.

Which Supply Chain Job Pays The Most In Kentucky?

Purchasing managers earn Kentucky’s highest supply chain median, $124,350, then industrial production managers at $112,250.

Is Supply Chain Management In Demand In Kentucky?

Kentucky’s labor market office expects cargo and freight agents in Kentucky to grow 5.2% by 2034, against 8.5% nationally, and Kentucky expects about 1,590 openings a year across Kentucky’s six core supply chain occupations.

Can Kentucky Residents Get A Tuition Discount At Out-Of-State Schools?

Yes. Kentucky is in ACM. ACM reaches 208 accredited programs outside Kentucky and covers undergraduate and graduate study for Kentucky residents. Before applying, Kentucky students should ask whether ACM covers the program.

Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online In Kentucky?

Three of the nine Kentucky programs list an online format in the accreditor’s record. Of Kentucky’s graduate programs with verified costs, University of Kentucky states an online format.

Sources

  1. 1 AACSB International, Accredited Schools directory (program area: Supply Chain/ Transport/ Logistics) Read .
  2. 2 ACBSP, list of accredited programs (CHEA Standard 2-B), as of December 9, 2024 Read .
  3. 3 Eastern Kentucky University, Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Global Supply Chain Management Concentration (program page) Read .
  4. 4 University of Kentucky, Marketing & Supply Chain: PhD in Business Administration (program page) Read .
  5. 5 University of Louisville, Global Supply Chain Management (BSBA) (program page) Read .
  6. 6 Western Kentucky University, Business Administration, Master of Business Administration (057), Supply Chain Management concentration (SCMA) (program page) Read .
  7. 7 Eastern Kentucky University, AACSB accreditation record Read .
  8. 8 University of Kentucky, AACSB accreditation record Read .
  9. 9 University of Louisville, AACSB accreditation record Read .
  10. 10 Western Kentucky University, AACSB accreditation record Read .
  11. 11 NCES IPEDS, Institutional Characteristics 2023-24 (IC2023_AY): undergraduate tuition and required fees Read .
  12. 12 NCES IPEDS, Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR2023): bachelor’s degree within six years Read .
  13. 13 NCES IPEDS, Institutional Characteristics HD2023 (institution county) Read .
  14. 14 U.S. Census Bureau, Core Based Statistical Areas delineation, July 2023 (List 1) Read .
  15. 15 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (SOC 11-3071), state estimates Read .
  16. 16 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Logisticians (SOC 13-1081), state estimates Read .
  17. 17 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Purchasing Managers (SOC 11-3061), state estimates Read .
  18. 18 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Buyers and Purchasing Agents (SOC 13-1020), state estimates Read .
  19. 19 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Operations Research Analysts (SOC 15-2031), state estimates Read .
  20. 20 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Industrial Production Managers (SOC 11-3051), state estimates Read .
  21. 21 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Cargo and Freight Agents (SOC 43-5011), state estimates Read .
  22. 22 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (SOC 43-5061), state estimates Read .
  23. 23 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Compliance Officers (SOC 13-1041), state estimates Read .
  24. 24 BLS OEWS, May 2025 state estimates: jobs per 1,000 and location quotient Read .
  25. 25 BLS OEWS, May 2025: metropolitan area estimates Read .
  26. 26 BEA, Regional Price Parities by state (SARPP), all items, 2024 Read .
  27. 27 Projections Central, long-term occupational projections by state (base year 2024, projected to 2034), produced by state labor market information offices, not a BLS national projection Read .
  28. 28 Kentucky’s labor market information office, long-term projections Read .
  29. 29 U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, by state Read .
  30. 30 BTS and FHWA, Freight Analysis Framework 5.7.1, state database (2024 estimates, 2050 forecast) Read .
  31. 31 SREB, Academic Common Market Read .

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