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Grand Rapids City Guide
Supply Chain Management Degrees In Grand Rapids
Where to study supply chain management in Grand Rapids, what residency and STEM status change there, and what the Grand Rapids metro pays.
By the Supply Chain Degree Programs editorial team Updated
Grand Rapids Programs And Costs At A Glance
- Two programs at one school. 2 bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $97,980. Middle half $77,770 to $125,320; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: manufacturing. The strongest is 2,360 industrial production managers, a location quotient of 2.49.
- Logisticians earn a median of $77,050. The 10th to 90th percentiles run $52,790 to $106,250.
- Local prices sit at 95.5 on BEA’s index. The U.S. average is 100.
- A location quotient of 2.49 for industrial production managers. 2,360 jobs, the most concentrated supply chain occupation here.
The metro
The Grand Rapids Metro This Guide Covers
The Census Bureau defines the Grand Rapids metro as the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan statistical area: five counties, one central and four outlying. Every Grand Rapids figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Grand Rapids, Kentwood and Wyoming
- Central counties
- Kent County
- Outlying counties
- Barry County, Ionia County, Montcalm County and Ottawa County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Accredited Supply Chain Programs In Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids has two accredited supply chain programs, at Grand Valley State University. By level, Grand Rapids has two bachelor’s.
Also Accredited In Grand Rapids
Bachelor of Business Administration
Supply Chain Management B.B.A.
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.
Economy
What Grand Rapids’s Supply Chain Economy Looks Like
County Business Patterns counts 19,822 transportation and warehousing jobs at 801 employers in the Grand Rapids metro for 2023, and 34,795 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Grand Rapids stands out for manufacturing and trucking. Grand Rapids’s location quotient: 2.49 for industrial production managers. In Grand Rapids, trucking holds 1.83 times its national share of freight jobs, 9,398 of them.
| Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Managers | 2,360 | 2.49 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 1,130 | 1.33 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 2,370 | 1.25 |
| Purchasing Managers | 400 | 1.22 |
| Logisticians | 1,130 | 1.17 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,430 | 0.95 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 260 | 0.69 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 900 | 0.56 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 100 | 0.24 |
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 Grand Rapids | U.S. Share | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck transportation | 9,398 | 487 | 47.4% | 25.9% | 1.83× |
| Couriers and messengers | 3,917 | 53 | 19.8% | 18.1% | 1.09× |
| Support activities for transportation | 2,820 | 133 | 14.2% | 13% | 1.09× |
| Warehousing and storage | 2,751 | 78 | 13.9% | 25.2% | 0.55× |
| Air transportation | 529 | 16 | 2.7% | 8.8% | 0.30× |
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 Grand Rapids Resident Can Enroll In
27 online programs say a Grand Rapids resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Grand Rapids, none of them names Michigan as closed.
| 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 San Diego California · Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM) | Master’s | 33 | Closed in AL, AR, DC, GA, IA, KY, MN, MS, NJ, NC, ND, RI, WI |
| 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 Grand Rapids
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Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
Grand Rapids offers two bachelor’s.
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Keep Working While You Study
Beyond Grand Rapids, 27 online programs state they enroll Michigan residents.
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Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Grand Rapids run from $52,790 at the 10th percentile to $106,250 at the 90th, with the median at $77,050.
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Aim At The Roles Grand Rapids Concentrates
Industrial production managers are Grand Rapids’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 2.49 times the national share, median $114,410 in Grand Rapids.
Cost
What It Costs To Study In Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids sits at 95.5 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
Supply Chain Pay In The Grand Rapids Metro
BLS counts Grand Rapids’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Grand Rapids their median is $97,980, against $107,230 nationally. Grand Rapids logisticians earn $77,050 at the median, and the middle half of them $64,420 to $92,550.
Two of the nine occupations below pay more in Grand Rapids than nationally. At Grand Rapids’s prices, the logistician median is worth $80,642 in national terms.
| Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchasing Managers 400 jobs | $84,640 | $103,960 | $126,980 | $163,630 | $196,770 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 2,360 jobs | $76,940 | $95,560 | $114,410 | $137,840 | $174,530 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 1,130 jobs | $63,030 | $77,770 | $97,980 | $125,320 | $162,250 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 100 jobs | $64,000 | $77,390 | $95,810 | $114,280 | $127,660 | $88,940 |
| Logisticians 1,130 jobs | $52,790 | $64,420 | $77,050 | $92,550 | $106,250 | $82,320 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 2,370 jobs | $46,770 | $56,540 | $71,160 | $90,850 | $107,560 | $77,710 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 900 jobs | $43,320 | $55,020 | $68,780 | $91,800 | $115,780 | $80,730 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1,430 jobs | $44,990 | $49,700 | $62,170 | $76,620 | $83,720 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 260 jobs | $38,750 | $44,300 | $45,060 | $58,740 | $94,850 | $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 Grand Rapids Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
Grand Valley State University: two accredited programs in Grand Rapids.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Grand Rapids?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Grand Rapids median is $97,980; the top tenth earn over $162,250.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Grand Rapids Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Grand Rapids stands out for manufacturing and trucking.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Grand Rapids?
27 online programs say a Grand Rapids resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Grand Rapids, none of them names Michigan as closed.
Related
Other City Guides And Further Reading
| City | Programs | Manager Median |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $101,860 |
| Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $106,650 |
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Supply Chain Certifications
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Online Supply Chain Management Degrees
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Supply Chain Manager Salary
National, state and metro pay for the managers’ occupation.
Logistician Salary
National, state and metro pay for logisticians.
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 Grand Valley State University, Supply Chain Management B.B.A. (program page) Read .
- 4 Grand Valley State University, 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.