Supply Chain Degrees In Kentucky
Every accredited program in Kentucky, with statewide pay and job growth.
Louisville City Guide
Supply Chain Management Degrees In Louisville
Where to study supply chain management in Louisville, what residency and STEM status change there, and what the Louisville metro pays.
By the Supply Chain Degree Programs editorial team Updated
Louisville Programs And Costs At A Glance
- One program at one school. 1 bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $98,040. Middle half $74,510 to $129,480; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: parcel and courier hubs. The strongest is 38,655 couriers and delivery jobs, 3.10 times the national share.
- Logisticians earn a median of $63,880. The 10th to 90th percentiles run $47,210 to $98,030.
- Local prices sit at 93.1 on BEA’s index. The U.S. average is 100.
- A location quotient of 3.05 for cargo and freight agents. 1,310 jobs, the most concentrated supply chain occupation here.
The metro
The Louisville Metro This Guide Covers
The Census Bureau defines the Louisville metro as the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan statistical area: 12 counties, five central and seven outlying. The Louisville metro reaches into Kentucky and Indiana. Every Louisville figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY
- Central counties
- Clark County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Bullitt County, KY, Jefferson County, KY and Oldham County, KY
- Outlying counties
- Harrison County, IN, Washington County, IN, Henry County, KY, Meade County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Shelby County, KY and Spencer County, KY
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Accredited Supply Chain Programs In Louisville
Louisville has one accredited supply chain program, at University of Louisville. By level, Louisville has one bachelor’s.
Also Accredited In Louisville
Global Supply Chain Management (BSBA)
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.
Economy
What Louisville’s Supply Chain Economy Looks Like
County Business Patterns counts 68,818 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,024 employers in the Louisville metro for 2023, and 28,902 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Louisville stands out for parcel and courier hubs, freight brokerage and forwarding and manufacturing. Louisville’s location quotients: 3.05 for cargo and freight agents and 1.78 for industrial production managers. In Louisville, couriers and delivery holds 3.10 times its national share of freight jobs, 38,655 of them.
| Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 1,310 | 3.05 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,930 | 1.78 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 2,270 | 1.32 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 1,050 | 1.08 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 1,550 | 0.84 |
| Logisticians | 900 | 0.82 |
| Purchasing Managers | 290 | 0.78 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 1,650 | 0.76 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 280 | 0.58 |
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.
| Freight Line | Jobs | Employers | Share In Louisville | U.S. Share | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couriers and messengers | 38,655 | 84 | 56.2% | 18.1% | 3.10× |
| Support activities for transportation | 10,018 | 208 | 14.6% | 13% | 1.12× |
| Truck transportation | 9,339 | 531 | 13.6% | 25.9% | 0.52× |
| Warehousing and storage | 7,246 | 137 | 10.5% | 25.2% | 0.42× |
| Air transportation | 1,045 | 22 | 1.5% | 8.8% | 0.17× |
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 for
- 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
Online Programs A Louisville Resident Can Enroll In
26 online programs say a resident of the Louisville metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Louisville metro, University of San Diego lists Kentucky as closed, so Louisville residents in Kentucky can’t enroll.
| 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 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
How To Become A Supply Chain Professional In Louisville
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Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
Louisville offers one bachelor’s.
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Keep Working While You Study
Beyond Louisville, 26 online programs state they enroll Kentucky residents.
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Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Louisville run from $47,210 at the 10th percentile to $98,030 at the 90th, with the median at $63,880.
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Aim At The Roles Louisville Concentrates
Cargo and freight agents are Louisville’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 3.05 times the national share, median $49,480 in Louisville.
Cost
What It Costs To Study In Louisville
Louisville sits at 93.1 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
Supply Chain Pay In The Louisville Metro
BLS counts Louisville’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Louisville their median is $98,040, against $107,230 nationally. Louisville logisticians earn $63,880 at the median, and the middle half of them $58,190 to $80,810.
No of the nine occupations below pay more in Louisville than nationally. At Louisville’s prices, the logistician median is worth $68,634 in national terms.
| Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchasing Managers 290 jobs | $80,870 | $102,220 | $126,380 | $144,740 | $181,740 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 1,930 jobs | $75,060 | $93,720 | $111,440 | $156,190 | $197,630 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 1,050 jobs | $59,030 | $74,510 | $98,040 | $129,480 | $166,540 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 280 jobs | $63,890 | $67,780 | $81,530 | $102,080 | $119,220 | $88,940 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 1,550 jobs | $45,880 | $57,370 | $71,120 | $100,970 | $124,800 | $80,730 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 1,650 jobs | $45,740 | $55,190 | $67,270 | $85,280 | $106,890 | $77,710 |
| Logisticians 900 jobs | $47,210 | $58,190 | $63,880 | $80,810 | $98,030 | $82,320 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 2,270 jobs | $38,490 | $45,090 | $53,630 | $62,190 | $77,840 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 1,310 jobs | $39,530 | $42,080 | $49,480 | $58,340 | $75,310 | $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
FAQ
Which Schools In Louisville Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
University of Louisville: one accredited program in Louisville.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Louisville?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Louisville median is $98,040; the top tenth earn over $166,540.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Louisville Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Louisville stands out for parcel and courier hubs, freight brokerage and forwarding and manufacturing.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Louisville?
26 online programs say a resident of the Louisville metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Louisville metro, University of San Diego lists Kentucky as closed, so Louisville residents in Kentucky can’t enroll.
Related
Other City Guides And Further Reading
| City | Programs | Manager Median |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 11 | $124,120 |
| Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $106,160 |
| Indianapolis Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 3 | $111,390 |
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Sources
- 1 AACSB International, Accredited Schools directory (program area: Supply Chain/ Transport/ Logistics) Read .
- 2 ACBSP, list of accredited programs (CHEA Standard 2-B), as of December 9, 2024 Read .
- 3 University of Louisville, Global Supply Chain Management (BSBA) (program page) Read .
- 4 University of Louisville, AACSB accreditation record Read .
- 5 U.S. Census Bureau, Core Based Statistical Areas delineation, July 2023 (lists 1 and 2) Read .
- 6 Online programs’ state authorization pages, read one by one Read .
- 7 BLS OEWS, May 2025: metropolitan area estimates Read .
- 8 U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, by metropolitan area Read .
- 9 BEA, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area (MARPP), all items, 2024 Read .
No employer is named on this page: none of the sources above lists employers by metro.