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Maine Supply Chain Programs
Supply Chain Management Degrees In Maine
No Maine school has an accredited supply chain program in this directory. Maine’s students study online or in other Tuition Break states.
By the Supply Chain Degree Programs editorial team Updated
Maine Programs And Costs At A Glance
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $102,110. Nationally $107,230; logisticians earn $77,780.
- Annual supply chain openings: about 270. Fastest growth to 2034: logisticians, +8.9%.
- Tuition Break discounts tuition in member states. 10 programs qualify.
- Prices sit at 97.0 on BEA’s 2024 index. The U.S. average is 100.
- One neighboring state. New Hampshire.
- Production, planning, and expediting clerks are the largest group. 1,240 jobs, at a median of $60,200.
The Nearest Supply Chain Programs To Maine
Neither accreditor lists a supply chain, logistics or transportation program in Maine. Its only neighbor, New Hampshire, has one either, so the nearest are two states from Maine, in Massachusetts (five).
The table gives the lowest verified cost in each of Maine’s neighbors.
AACSB accredits business schools and ACBSP accredits business programs; this directory takes supply chain, logistics and transportation programs from both.
| Neighboring State | Programs | Lowest Graduate Total | Lowest Bachelor’s Rate A Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Shares Tuition Break with Maine | 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.
The Nearest Accredited Programs To Maine
All five accredited programs two states from Maine are below. Two of them name an online format, which a Maine resident could take without crossing the border.
| School | Degree | Level | Accreditor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Boston, MA · in person, online and hybrid | MS in Supply Chain Management | Master’s | AACSB |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA · in person | BS in Business Administration | Bachelor’s | AACSB |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA · in person | BS in International Business | Bachelor’s | AACSB |
| Suffolk University Boston, MA · in person and hybrid | Master of Business Administration (MBA) | Master’s | AACSB |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA · in person, online and hybrid | BS in Business Administration | Bachelor’s | AACSB |
Degree names as each accreditor lists them. Each state’s own page lists all of its programs.
Tuition Discounts For Maine Residents
Maine belongs to one regional tuition exchange. Tuition Break is open to Maine residents for undergraduate and graduate study. Besides Maine, three member states have 10 programs, five of them in Massachusetts.
For a Maine student, an exchange is the main way to save. Before applying, Maine students should ask each school whether Tuition Break covers its degree.
- Tuition Break (New England Regional Student Program), run by NEBHE: a reduced rate at out-of-state public colleges in New England for approved programs, from certificates to doctorates.
Studying Supply Chain Management Online In Maine
Without a campus program in Maine, online study is how a Maine resident earns an accredited degree without moving.
A Maine student enrolling online elsewhere should check whether the school charges Maine residents its online rate or a nonresident one, and whether Maine students must spend time on campus.
For a Maine student, these are the six lowest online master’s totals we list.
| School | Online Total | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern University Georgia · Fully online | $11,010 | 30 |
| Clayton State University Georgia · Fully online | $11,550 | 30 |
| Athens State University Alabama · Fully online | $11,700 | 30 |
| Georgia College & State University Georgia · Fully online | $14,370 | 30 |
| American Public University West Virginia · Fully online | $16,920 | 36 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Alabama · Fully online | $17,760 | 30 |
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.
Supply Chain Pay In Maine
In Maine, purchasing managers earn the highest median of these occupations, $135,970. Logisticians in Maine earn a median of $77,780, below the $82,320 national figure; Maine’s lowest-paid tenth earn under $50,420 and the top tenth over $108,320.
For transportation, storage and distribution managers in Maine, the occupation that includes supply chain managers, the median is $102,110, with the 10th percentile at $65,010 and the 90th at $169,370. On the procurement side, Maine’s purchasing managers earn a median of $135,970 and its buyers and purchasing agents $77,630, across 1,180 jobs.
| Occupation | Jobs | Median In Maine | U.S. Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 370 | $102,110 | $107,230 |
| Logisticians | 570 | $77,780 | $82,320 |
| Purchasing Managers | 170 | $135,970 | $148,080 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 1,180 | $77,630 | $77,710 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 220 | $99,460 | $88,940 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 800 | $124,810 | $126,060 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 190 | $50,340 | $52,260 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,240 | $60,200 | $59,650 |
| Compliance Officers | 1,790 | $83,740 | $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 Maine
At 97.0 for 2024, Maine’s BEA price level sits 3% under the U.S. average, so Maine’s $77,780 logistician median buys what $80,144 would nationally. Adjusted that way, Maine ranks 37th of 51 for logistician pay.
Supply Chain Pay By Metro Area In Maine
Portland-South Portland, ME pays Maine’s highest logistician median, $78,060, $280 above the Maine figure.
| Metro Area | Logistician Median | Managers Median |
|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME 370 logistician jobs | $78,060 | $110,570 |
| Bangor, ME Metro area | $55,770 | $97,200 |
Note: A blank cell means BLS publishes no estimate for that metro.
Maine Pay Against Its Neighbors
New Hampshire pays logisticians the most here, $81,270; Maine is second of 2 at $77,780. Adjusted for prices, Maine comes out on top, at $80,144 in national terms.
| State | Logistician Median | Managers Median | Logistician, Price-Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine (this page) 570 logistician jobs | $77,780 | $102,110 | $80,144 |
| New Hampshire 690 logistician jobs | $81,270 | $129,470 | $78,020 |
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 Maine
Maine’s largest by headcount: production, planning, and expediting clerks (1,240), then buyers and purchasing agents (1,180) and industrial production managers (800). Maine holds 0.2% of U.S. jobs in the managers’ occupation, and Maine logisticians are 0.2% of the U.S. total.
The managers’ occupation has 0.575 jobs per 1,000 in Maine (location quotient 0.4), ranking Maine 49th of 50 and well below the national share. In Maine, logisticians hold 0.893 jobs per 1,000 (0.55 quotient, 42nd).
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.
Maine Logistics Industries
County Business Patterns counts 17,554 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,284 Maine employers in 2023, plus 17,685 jobs in Maine’s wholesale trade. By that count Maine ranks 42nd of 51 for transportation and warehousing employment.
Within it, trucking is Maine’s largest freight line, 6,036 jobs, followed by warehousing and storage at 4,877. Warehousing and storage employs 4,877 people at 72 Maine sites, 39th among the states. The best-paid of these lines in Maine is warehousing and storage, averaging $67,680 a year per job.
| Industry | Jobs | Employers | Average Pay | Share Of U.S. Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 17,554 | 1,284 | $58,334 | 0.3% |
| Truck transportation | 6,036 | 739 | $60,157 | 0.4% |
| Warehousing and storage | 4,877 | 72 | $67,680 | 0.3% |
| Support activities for transportation | 1,988 | 202 | $47,482 | 0.2% |
| Couriers and messengers | 2,584 | 58 | $55,348 | 0.2% |
| Air transportation | 287 | 17 | $40,808 | 0.1% |
| Water transportation | 52 | 11 | $71,596 | 0.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 17,685 | 1,395 | $81,916 | 0.3% |
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 Maine Through 2034
In Maine, logisticians grow fastest: +8.9%, from 550 jobs in 2024 to 600 in 2034, per Maine’s labor market office (U.S.: +16.7%). The slowest in Maine is cargo and freight agents, at -16.3%.
Across its six core supply chain occupations, Maine expects about 270 openings a year. None grows faster in Maine than nationally.
| Occupation | 2024 Jobs | 2034 | Change | Openings A Year | U.S. Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 480 | 470 | -2.7% | 40 | +6% |
| Logisticians | 550 | 600 | +8.9% | 50 | +16.7% |
| Purchasing Managers | 260 | 270 | +1.1% | 20 | +3.1% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 370 | 410 | +11.4% | 30 | +21.5% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 840 | 820 | -2.4% | 50 | +1.9% |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 230 | 200 | -16.3% | 10 | +8.5% |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,200 | 1,120 | -7% | 100 | -1.8% |
| Compliance Officers | 1,890 | 1,880 | -0.5% | 140 | +2.9% |
Long-term projections from each state’s labor market information office, published through Projections Central (maine.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 Maine, One By One
Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers In Maine
Maine has 370 transportation, storage and distribution managers. Their median, $102,110, puts Maine 30th of 52. The middle half of Maine’s pay for this occupation runs from $85,500 to $130,340, and the outer tenths reach $65,010 and $169,370. At 0.575 jobs per 1,000 in Maine, its location quotient is 0.4 (49th). Maine’s labor office projects -2.7% to 2034, about 40 openings a year.
Logisticians In Maine
Maine has 570 logisticians. Their median, $77,780, puts Maine 35th of 52. The middle half of Maine’s pay for this occupation runs from $56,300 to $92,920, and the outer tenths reach $50,420 and $108,320. At 0.893 jobs per 1,000 in Maine, its location quotient is 0.55 (42nd). Maine’s labor office projects +8.9% to 2034, about 50 openings a year.
Purchasing Managers In Maine
Maine has 170 purchasing managers. Their median, $135,970, puts Maine 25th of 51. The middle half of Maine’s pay for this occupation runs from $111,180 to $161,350, and the outer tenths reach $88,400 and $189,970. At 0.258 jobs per 1,000 in Maine, its location quotient is 0.48 (47th). Maine’s labor office projects +1.1% to 2034, about 20 openings a year.
Buyers And Purchasing Agents In Maine
Maine has 1,180 buyers and purchasing agents. Their median, $77,630, puts Maine 16th of 52. The middle half of Maine’s pay for this occupation runs from $59,370 to $100,350, and the outer tenths reach $49,620 and $126,250. At 1.838 jobs per 1,000 in Maine, its location quotient is 0.58 (48th).
Operations Research Analysts In Maine
Maine has 220 operations research analysts. Their median, $99,460, puts Maine 11th of 48. The middle half of Maine’s pay for this occupation runs from $81,790 to $124,350, and the outer tenths reach $66,520 and $141,050. At 0.344 jobs per 1,000 in Maine, its location quotient is 0.49 (33rd). Maine’s labor office projects +11.4% to 2034, about 30 openings a year.
Industrial Production Managers In Maine
Maine has 800 industrial production managers. Their median, $124,810, puts Maine 21st of 51. The middle half of Maine’s pay for this occupation runs from $105,340 to $158,410, and the outer tenths reach $83,540 and $188,710. At 1.247 jobs per 1,000 in Maine, its location quotient is 0.79 (33rd). Maine’s labor office projects -2.4% to 2034, about 50 openings a year.
Cargo And Freight Agents In Maine
Maine has 190 cargo and freight agents. Their median, $50,340, puts Maine 25th of 49. The middle half of Maine’s pay for this occupation runs from $47,210 to $60,800, and the outer tenths reach $45,520 and $67,100. At 0.3 jobs per 1,000 in Maine, its location quotient is 0.48 (39th). Maine’s labor office projects -16.3% to 2034, about 10 openings a year.
Production, Planning, And Expediting Clerks In Maine
Maine has 1,240 production, planning, and expediting clerks. Their median, $60,200, puts Maine 22nd of 52. The middle half of Maine’s pay for this occupation runs from $37,130 to $77,440, and the outer tenths reach $35,200 and $92,100. At 1.929 jobs per 1,000 in Maine, its location quotient is 0.77 (26th). Maine’s labor office projects -7% to 2034, about 100 openings a year.
Compliance Officers In Maine
Maine has 1,790 compliance officers. Their median, $83,740, puts Maine 14th of 52. The middle half of Maine’s pay for this occupation runs from $62,620 to $109,300, and the outer tenths reach $50,480 and $118,060. At 2.798 jobs per 1,000 in Maine, its location quotient is 1.04 (19th). Maine’s labor office projects -0.5% 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.
Maine Freight And The Supply Chain Economy
Counting shipments that start, end or stay in Maine, the Freight Analysis Framework estimates 91.9 million tons of freight worth $114.4 billion moved in 2024. That ranks Maine 44th of 51 by value, and 62.3% of its tonnage never leaves the state.
By value, mixed freight and pharmaceuticals lead Maine’s freight. By weight, Maine moves mostly logs and natural gas and fossil products. In Maine, trucks carry 83% of the tons, pipelines 7% and rail 6.3%.
Maine’s largest domestic trading partner is Massachusetts ($13.9 billion, both directions), then New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. Maine exported $4.7 billion of freight, mostly to Canada, and imported $6.4 billion, mostly from Canada. The framework forecasts Maine’s tonnage to grow 46.4% by 2050 and its real value 91.8%.
| Commodity | Value, 2024 | Share Of Value |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed freight By value, first in Maine | $11.5 billion | 10.1% |
| Pharmaceuticals By value, second in Maine | $10.4 billion | 9.1% |
| Meat and seafood By value, third in Maine | $6.7 billion | 5.9% |
| Machinery By value, fourth in Maine | $6.4 billion | 5.6% |
| Fuel oils By value, fifth in Maine | $5.8 billion | 5.1% |
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.
How To Choose A Supply Chain Program In Maine
- Maine has no program on its border either, so the realistic choices for a Maine student are an online program or a move.
- Ask about Tuition Break before ruling out a school outside Maine; Maine’s residents can use it for undergraduate and graduate study.
- Match the program to where you’ll work: in Maine, Portland-South Portland, ME pays logisticians most, $78,060 against $77,780 statewide.
- Look at demand too: in Maine, logisticians grow fastest, +8.9% by 2034.
FAQ
How Many Supply Chain Management Programs Are In Maine?
None in this directory: no Maine school holds an AACSB- or ACBSP-accredited supply chain program. For Maine students, the nearest options are online programs and schools in other Tuition Break states.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Make In Maine?
In Maine, the occupation counting supply chain managers pays a median of $102,110 across 370 jobs, against $107,230 nationally.
How Much Do Logisticians Make In Maine?
The logistician median in Maine is $77,780, across 570 jobs. At Maine’s price level of 97.0 (U.S. = 100), it buys what $80,144 would nationally.
Which Maine Metro Area Pays Supply Chain Workers The Most?
Portland-South Portland, ME has Maine’s highest logistician median, $78,060. It also pays Maine’s managers’ occupation the most, $110,570.
How Does Maine Supply Chain Pay Compare With Neighboring States?
Of the 2 states compared with Maine, New Hampshire pays logisticians the most, $81,270; Maine ranks second at $77,780. After adjusting for prices, Maine ranks first.
How Many Logistics Jobs Are In Maine?
Census County Business Patterns counts 17,554 transportation and warehousing jobs in Maine for 2023, 4,877 of them in warehousing and storage. BLS counts 570 Maine logisticians, the planners who run those flows.
Which Supply Chain Job Pays The Most In Maine?
Purchasing managers earn Maine’s highest supply chain median, $135,970, then industrial production managers at $124,810.
Is Supply Chain Management In Demand In Maine?
Maine’s labor market office expects logisticians in Maine to grow 8.9% by 2034, against 16.7% nationally, and Maine expects about 270 openings a year across Maine’s six core supply chain occupations.
Can Maine Residents Get A Tuition Discount At Out-Of-State Schools?
Yes. Maine is in Tuition Break. Tuition Break reaches 10 accredited programs outside Maine and covers undergraduate and graduate study for Maine residents. Before applying, Maine students should ask whether Tuition Break covers the program.
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Supply Chain Careers
What each job involves and the degree path into it.
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 NCES IPEDS, Institutional Characteristics 2023-24 (IC2023_AY): undergraduate tuition and required fees Read .
- 4 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (SOC 11-3071), state estimates Read .
- 5 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Logisticians (SOC 13-1081), state estimates Read .
- 6 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Purchasing Managers (SOC 11-3061), state estimates Read .
- 7 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Buyers and Purchasing Agents (SOC 13-1020), state estimates Read .
- 8 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Operations Research Analysts (SOC 15-2031), state estimates Read .
- 9 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Industrial Production Managers (SOC 11-3051), state estimates Read .
- 10 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Cargo and Freight Agents (SOC 43-5011), state estimates Read .
- 11 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (SOC 43-5061), state estimates Read .
- 12 BLS OEWS, May 2025: Compliance Officers (SOC 13-1041), state estimates Read .
- 13 BLS OEWS, May 2025 state estimates: jobs per 1,000 and location quotient Read .
- 14 BLS OEWS, May 2025: metropolitan area estimates Read .
- 15 BEA, Regional Price Parities by state (SARPP), all items, 2024 Read .
- 16 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 .
- 17 Maine’s labor market information office, long-term projections Read .
- 18 U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, by state Read .
- 19 BTS and FHWA, Freight Analysis Framework 5.7.1, state database (2024 estimates, 2050 forecast) Read .
- 20 NEBHE, Tuition Break (New England Regional Student Program) Read .