Nine programs at five schools. 3 bachelor’s, 5 master’s, 1 doctorate.
Stated graduate totals run $42,000 to $150,920. A bachelor’s runs $14,400 to $62,982 a year in tuition and fees.
Out-of-state undergraduates pay $21,420 extra per year at University of Missouri-St. Louis. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $110,070. Middle half $83,400 to $140,460; nationally $107,230.
Three programs state STEM designation. Saint Louis University MS, University of Missouri-St. Louis MS and Washington University in St. Louis MS.
27 online programs take Missouri and Illinois residents. Among local programs, University of Missouri-St. Louis lists an online format.
The metro
The St. Louis Metro This Guide Covers
The Census Bureau defines the St. Louis metro as the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area: 15 counties, seven central and eight outlying. The St. Louis metro reaches into Missouri and Illinois. Every St. Louis figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
Principal cities
St. Charles, MO and St. Louis, MO
Central counties
Madison County, IL, Monroe County, IL, St. Clair County, IL, Jefferson County, MO, St. Charles County, MO, St. Louis County, MO and St. Louis city, MO
Outlying counties
Bond County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Franklin County, MO, Lincoln County, MO and Warren County, MO
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Accredited Supply Chain Programs In St. Louis
St. Louis has nine accredited supply chain programs, at University of Missouri-St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis, Fontbonne University, Ranken Technical College and Saint Louis University. By level, St. Louis has three bachelor’s, five master’s and one doctorate.
Verified supply chain programs in St. Louis, at a glance
Lowest stated total of the 3 St. Louis graduate programs that state one
Shortest stated length of the 2 St. Louis graduate programs that state one
More about this program
30 credits build Saint Louis University's Chaifetz School master's in supply chain management, taught in evening in-person classes. Core coursework covers forecasting and demand management, operations and process management, supply chain sourcing and strategy, pricing and revenue analytics, prescriptive analytics, and enterprise systems and big data courses through the school's information technology management department, plus a supply chain consulting elective. Students who waive the business statistics prerequisite can finish in one year, and others take up to two years and 33 credits. Admission calls for an undergraduate degree, a resume, and one or two recommendation letters, with international applicants also submitting English proficiency scores. The Chaifetz School notes U.S. News ranks the program among the top 15 nationally for graduate supply chain management. Total program tuition is $42,000, and all applicants are automatically considered for scholarships. Graduates gain STEM certification, which lets international students apply for an OPT extension.
Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM)
St. Louis, MO
On campus
STEM-designated
AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
St. Louis's Olin Business School runs this as a full-time, on-campus program with day classes and little scheduling flexibility, built for a three-semester Fall start rather than working professionals. You take a minimum of 36 credits, 34.5 of them in required courses like Foundations of Supply Chain Management, IT and Supply Chain Management, and Supply Chain Risk Management, plus at least 1.5 credits of electives and one required experiential course, either a Boeing Center Supply Chain Practicum or an internship. Olin lists the degree as STEM designated for its science, technology, engineering and math content. Tuition is a flat $84,000 for the 2026-27 academic year, billed at $28,000 a semester, on top of a $900 program fee, a $100 student government fee and a $350 health and wellness fee each semester.
Master of Science, Supply Chain Analytics (Supply Chain Analytics MS)
St. Louis, MO
On campus
STEM-designated
No GMAT or GRE required
AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Evening classes make this a STEM-designated master's you can take while working: the University of Missouri-St. Louis runs its Master of Science in Supply Chain Analytics on campus, 100% in the evenings, over 30 credit hours. Required courses cover business analytics, supply chain strategies, supply chain and operations management, strategic sourcing, business logistics systems, supply chain modeling, business analytics and data mining, and management science methods, and you round out the degree with two electives such as global supply chain management or supply chain project management. The Ed G. Smith College of Business describes the program as combining supply chain domain knowledge with a business analytics toolbox to train what it calls citizen data scientists. The GMAT is not required for admission. GPA, letters of recommendation and professional experience are considered instead.
Twelve credits build the Operations & Supply Chain Management specialization inside WashU Olin's Full-Time MBA: six required, split across Foundations of Supply Chain Management, Project Management, and Supply Chain Risk Management, then six more from electives such as the Boeing Center Supply Chain Practicum, Advanced Operation Strategy, and Operations Analytics. The specialization connects you to the Olin Supply Chain and Operations Association and the Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation. The full MBA takes 67 credits over 2 years in person, starting each fall, with a 25-credit core in year one and electives filling the rest. WashU doesn't require a GMAT or GRE score, though the school recommends submitting one. Tuition for candidates starting in fall 2026 is listed at $72,700, billed at $36,350 a semester, on a flat rate that resets each year.
Highest six-year graduation rate of the 2 St. Louis bachelor’s schools
More about this program
Washington University in St. Louis awards the Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology major through Olin Business School's BSBA, a 120-credit degree with at least 60 credits inside Olin and 48 outside it. The 12-credit major sits on top of a 42-credit business core and draws at least 6 credits from SCOT courses such as Supply Chain Management, Operations Fun: Data-Driven Optimization, Generative Artificial Intelligence and Operations Analytics, plus at least 3 from Business Strategy, Corporate and Global Strategy, Marketing Research, or a course on business experiments. All major courses must be taken in residence. Starting with the Class of 2029, every BSBA student also completes 3 credits of experiential coursework, such as a practicum or research internship. You can pair the major with a second major and a minor, and graduation requires a 2.0 GPA.
Business Administration BS, Supply Chain Management Emphasis
St. Louis, MO
On campus
Fully online
AACSB-accredited business school
Lowest in-state tuition of the 2 St. Louis bachelor’s programs
The only one of the 6 verified St. Louis programs with an online format
More about this program
St. Louis's inland port, a major railway hub, and interstate highway connections give this emphasis a hands-on setting, with three industry-related projects built into the program. You can choose between qualitative, analytical, or synthesis tracks to match your career goals, and the 120-hour Business Administration degree runs on campus, fully online, or in an evening format. UMSL reports a 90 percent career placement rate for supply chain management graduates and ranks 11th nationally for online bachelor's programs according to U.S. News. The curriculum builds on the school's supply chain research connections and the Ed G. Smith College of Business's AACSB accreditation in both business and accounting, a distinction the school says places it among the top two percent of business schools worldwide.
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 St. Louis. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one doesn’t state enough of the figures its national ranking scores, and two are bachelor’s programs placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes.
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.
Residency
In-State And Out-Of-State Tuition In St. Louis
The one public university with a bachelor’s in St. Louis is University of Missouri-St. Louis (Missouri). At that campus in St. Louis, a Missouri resident pays less than a nonresident.
At University of Missouri-St. Louis, in St. Louis, residents pay $14,400 a year and nonresidents $35,820. In St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis charges one rate whatever a student’s state.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at St. Louis schools
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: University of Missouri-St. Louis and Washington University in St. Louis. Each school name links to its program page. Who counts as a resident is each school’s rule, set out on its own residency page.
STEM and OPT
STEM Designation And OPT
Three St. Louis programs state STEM designation on the school’s own pages:
An F-1 student can work in the U.S. on optional practical training for 12 months after a degree; a degree in a field DHS designates as STEM adds a 24-month extension. Eligibility runs through the school’s designated school official; Study in the States has the terms.
Economy
What St. Louis’s Supply Chain Economy Looks Like
County Business Patterns counts 59,667 transportation and warehousing jobs at 2,268 employers in the St. Louis metro for 2023, and 63,455 more in wholesale trade.
St. Louis clears none of the concentration thresholds below, so this St. Louis guide leads with programs and cost.
Supply chain occupations in the St. Louis metro by concentration
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 forShow the rules
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 St. Louis Resident Can Enroll In
27 online programs say a resident of the St. Louis metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For St. Louis, none of them names Missouri and Illinois as closed. Closer to home, University of Missouri-St. Louis lists an online format among the St. Louis programs above.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Missouri and Illinois residents
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 St. Louis
1
Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
St. Louis offers three bachelor’s, five master’s and one doctorate. University of Missouri-St. Louis has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in St. Louis, $14,400 a year. With a degree already, St. Louis’s stated graduate totals start at $42,000.
2
Keep Working While You Study
In St. Louis, University of Missouri-St. Louis lists an online format. Beyond St. Louis, 27 online programs state they enroll Missouri residents.
3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in St. Louis run from $54,980 at the 10th percentile to $130,170 at the 90th, with the median at $88,880.
4
Aim At The Roles St. Louis Concentrates
Logisticians are St. Louis’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.12 times the national share, median $88,880 in St. Louis.
Cost
What It Costs To Study In St. Louis
The St. Louis graduate programs that state a total run from $42,000 at Saint Louis University to $150,920 at Washington University in St. Louis. For a St. Louis bachelor’s, tuition and fees run $14,400 to $62,982 a year. St. Louis sits at 95.1 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Graduate supply chain programs in St. Louis, by total tuition
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.
Pay
Supply Chain Pay In The St. Louis Metro
BLS counts St. Louis’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in St. Louis their median is $110,070, against $107,230 nationally. St. Louis logisticians earn $88,880 at the median, and the middle half of them $66,830 to $112,070.
Two of the nine occupations below pay more in St. Louis than nationally. At St. Louis’s prices, the logistician median is worth $93,471 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the St. Louis metro by percentile
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 St. Louis Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
University of Missouri-St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis, Fontbonne University, Ranken Technical College and Saint Louis University: nine accredited programs in St. Louis.
Are Any St. Louis Supply Chain Programs STEM-Designated?
Yes: Saint Louis University MS, University of Missouri-St. Louis MS and Washington University in St. Louis MS. An F-1 graduate of one of these St. Louis programs can apply for the 24-month STEM OPT extension.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In St. Louis?
A nonresident undergraduate in St. Louis pays $21,420 more a year at University of Missouri-St. Louis, per the IPEDS report of each St. Louis school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In St. Louis?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose St. Louis median is $110,070; the top tenth earn over $181,260.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From St. Louis?
27 online programs say a resident of the St. Louis metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For St. Louis, none of them names Missouri and Illinois as closed. Closer to home, University of Missouri-St. Louis lists an online format among the St. Louis programs above.