Omaha City Guide

Supply Chain Management Degrees In Omaha

Where to study supply chain management in Omaha, what residency and STEM status change there, and what the Omaha metro pays.

By the Supply Chain Degree Programs editorial team Updated
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Accredited Programs
3
AACSB, ACBSP and school pages
School
1
Omaha, NE-IA
Manager Median Pay
$96,180
BLS OEWS, May 2025

Omaha Programs And Costs At A Glance

  • Three programs at one school. 1 bachelor’s, 2 master’s.
  • One graduate program states a total: $33,825. The lowest is at University of Nebraska at Omaha.
  • Out-of-state undergraduates pay $13,988 extra per year at University of Nebraska at Omaha. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
  • Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $96,180. Middle half $77,180 to $113,100; nationally $107,230.
  • What stands out most: trucking. The strongest is 6,940 trucking jobs, 1.73 times the national share.
  • One program states STEM designation. University of Nebraska at Omaha bachelor’s.

The metro

The Omaha Metro This Guide Covers

The Census Bureau defines the Omaha metro as the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan statistical area: eight counties, three central and five outlying. The Omaha metro reaches into Nebraska and Iowa. Every Omaha figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.

Principal cities
Omaha, NE
Central counties
Pottawattamie County, IA, Douglas County, NE and Sarpy County, NE
Outlying counties
Harrison County, IA, Mills County, IA, Cass County, NE, Saunders County, NE and Washington County, NE

Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.

Programs

Accredited Supply Chain Programs In Omaha

Omaha has three accredited supply chain programs, at University of Nebraska at Omaha. By level, Omaha has one bachelor’s and two master’s.

Ranked 6 of 23 MBAs

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Omaha, NE

  • On campus
  • Fully online
  • No GMAT or GRE required
  • AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program

UNO's MBA totals 33 credit hours, 24 in the core and 9 in electives, and the college runs it both on campus and online. Layering on the Logistics and Supply Chain Management concentration takes at least nine of those credit hours: a required course in supply chain management plus two electives chosen from options like International Logistics Management, Emerging Trends in Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Analytics, and Digital Supply Chain and Logistics. Core classes meet in 8-week sessions during fall and spring and 4-week sessions in summer, and you can enroll part time or full time. GMAT and GRE scores aren't required for admission. Nebraska residents pay $442 per credit hour, the Omaha Urban Rate for neighboring states is $663, and out-of-state students pay $1,088 on campus or $1,025 online.

Total
$33,825
Per Credit
$1,025
Credits
33
Concentration
Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Not ranked

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Omaha, NE

  • On campus
  • Fully online
  • STEM-designated
  • AACSB-accredited business school
  • The only STEM-designated program among the 2 verified in Omaha
More about this program

Sixty-three of the 120 credit hours in Nebraska Omaha's Logistics & Supply Chain Management major cover business core courses plus four required supply chain classes: Introduction to Supply Chain Management, Industrial Purchasing and Logistics Management, Global Sourcing and Innovation, and Managing Operations in the Supply Chain. You then pick three electives from options such as Transportation Analysis, Supply Chain Analytics, Project Management, Quality Management, and a Supply Chain Management Internship. UNO runs the full degree fully online alongside its on-campus version, and the college calls it a STEM-designated program. Students can add a Logistics & Supply Chain Management Minor or an IT-Enabled Logistics and Supply Chain Logistics Minor. Graduates take roles such as logistics analyst, operations manager, project manager, purchasing specialist, and business systems analyst.

In-State
$8,370
Out-Of-State
$22,358
Grad Rate
49%
As A
Major

Not ranked

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Master of Healthcare Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Omaha, NE

  • AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program

You'll complete 30 credits in this master's in healthcare logistics and supply chain management. Five core courses cover supply chain management, healthcare analytics, health services administration, healthcare finance and supply chain integration. You then pick 15 credits of electives, from international logistics and supply chain analytics to project management, global sourcing, health policy and global health systems. To be admitted without conditions, you need 3 hours of undergraduate business management or public administration and 3 hours of undergraduate math or statistics. Applications are taken for fall and spring starts. The program sits in the Department of Management within the College of Business Administration and is directed by its department chair.

Credits
30

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 Omaha. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one is a bachelor’s program 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.

Residency

In-State And Out-Of-State Tuition In Omaha

The one public university with a bachelor’s in Omaha is University of Nebraska at Omaha (Nebraska). At that campus in Omaha, a Nebraska resident pays less than a nonresident.

At University of Nebraska at Omaha, in Omaha, residents pay $8,370 a year and nonresidents $22,358.

Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Omaha schools
School ResidentNonresidentDifference
University of Nebraska at Omaha Public, NE · undergraduate, per year $8,370$22,358$13,988

Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: University of Nebraska at Omaha. 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

One Omaha program states 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 Omaha’s Supply Chain Economy Looks Like

County Business Patterns counts 15,536 transportation and warehousing jobs at 967 employers in the Omaha metro for 2023, and 19,922 more in wholesale trade.

Against the national mix, Omaha stands out for trucking. In Omaha, trucking holds 1.73 times its national share of freight jobs, 6,940 of them.

Supply chain occupations in the Omaha metro by concentration
Occupation JobsLocation Quotient
Logisticians 1,0301.28
Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers 1,4401.08
Industrial Production Managers 8201.04
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers 6900.97
Cargo and Freight Agents 2900.92
Purchasing Managers 2100.79
Buyers and Purchasing Agents 1,2200.77
Operations Research Analysts 2400.7
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 7800.63

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.

Transportation and warehousing in the Omaha metro by freight line, 2023
Freight Line JobsEmployersShare In OmahaU.S. ShareRatio
Truck transportation 6,94064044.7%25.9%1.73×
Couriers and messengers 2,8135318.1%18.1%1.00×
Warehousing and storage 1,9145712.3%25.2%0.49×
Support activities for transportation 1,74214311.2%13%0.86×
Air transportation 728114.7%8.8%0.54×

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 An Omaha Resident Can Enroll In

26 online programs say a resident of the Omaha metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Omaha metro, University of San Diego lists Iowa as closed, so Omaha residents in Iowa can’t enroll. Closer to home, University of Nebraska at Omaha lists an online format among the Omaha programs above.

Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Nebraska and Iowa residents
School LevelCreditsEnrolls From
American Public University West Virginia · Online Master of Arts in Supply Chain Management (MA) Master’s36Every state
Boston University Massachusetts · Online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM), Metropolitan College Master’s32Every state
Florida International University Florida · Online Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MSLSCM) Master’s30Every state
Georgia College & State University Georgia · Online Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MLSCM) Master’s30Every state
Georgia Southern University Georgia · M.S. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MS-LSCM) Master’s30Every state
Middle Tennessee State University Tennessee · Supply Chain Management, M.S. Master’s33Closed in CA, MA
Portland State University Oregon · Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management (MSGSCM) Master’sNot publishedEvery state
The Ohio State University Ohio · Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM) Master’s33Every state
The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania · Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM) Master’s30Every state
University of Alabama in Huntsville Alabama · Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Master’s30Every state
University of Arkansas Arkansas · Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Master’s30Every state
University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado · MS Supply Chain Analytics - Online (Master of Science in Supply Chain Analytics) Master’s33Every state
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska · M.S. in Supply Chain Management (online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management) Master’s30Every state
University of North Carolina Wilmington North Carolina · Supply Chain Management, M.S. (Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, MS SCM) Master’s30Every state
University of Oklahoma Oklahoma · Online MS in Supply Chain Management (catalog: Supply Chain Management (Online), M.S.) Master’s32Every state
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tennessee · Online Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management (MS SCM); Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Master’s30Every state
American Public University West Virginia · Online Bachelor of Arts in Supply Chain Management (BA) Bachelor’s120Every state
Appalachian State University North Carolina · Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Supply Chain Management Bachelor’s120Closed in CA
Arizona State University Arizona · Supply Chain Management, BS Bachelor’s120Every state
Ball State University Indiana · Bachelor's Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Online) Bachelor’s120Every state
East Texas A&M University Texas · Supply Chain Management (BBA) Bachelor’s120Closed in MA
Florida International University Florida · Bachelor of Business Administration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Bachelor’s120Every state
Oregon State University Oregon · Supply Chain & Logistics Management Bachelor’s180Every state
Portland State University Oregon · Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Global Supply Chain Management Bachelor’s180Every state
Purdue University Global Indiana · Bachelor of Science in Applied Supply Chain Management Bachelor’s180Every state
Utah Valley University Utah · Operations and Supply Chain Management, B.S. Bachelor’s120Every 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 Omaha

  1. Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start

    Omaha offers one bachelor’s and two master’s. University of Nebraska at Omaha has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Omaha, $8,370 a year. With a degree already, Omaha’s stated graduate totals start at $33,825.

  2. Keep Working While You Study

    In Omaha, University of Nebraska at Omaha lists an online format. Beyond Omaha, 26 online programs state they enroll Nebraska residents.

  3. Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate

    Logisticians in Omaha run from $40,230 at the 10th percentile to $120,620 at the 90th, with the median at $64,860.

  4. Aim At The Roles Omaha Concentrates

    Logisticians are Omaha’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.28 times the national share, median $64,860 in Omaha.

Cost

What It Costs To Study In Omaha

University of Nebraska at Omaha states a total for its Omaha graduate program: $33,825. University of Nebraska at Omaha reports $8,370 a year in tuition and fees for an Omaha bachelor’s. Omaha sits at 91.9 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).

Graduate supply chain programs in Omaha, by total tuition
Program Total TuitionPer CreditCredits
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE · Campus and online $33,825$1,02533

Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.

Pay

Supply Chain Pay In The Omaha Metro

BLS counts Omaha’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Omaha their median is $96,180, against $107,230 nationally. Omaha logisticians earn $64,860 at the median, and the middle half of them $40,230 to $82,490.

Two of the nine occupations below pay more in Omaha than nationally. At Omaha’s prices, the logistician median is worth $70,568 in national terms.

Supply chain pay in the Omaha metro by percentile
Occupation 10th25thMedian75th90thU.S. Median
Purchasing Managers 210 jobs $79,630$102,950$128,390$161,070$187,100$148,080
Industrial Production Managers 820 jobs $75,980$88,890$109,960$134,560$171,230$126,060
Operations Research Analysts 240 jobs $60,550$75,390$102,900$134,530$154,590$88,940
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 690 jobs $65,560$77,180$96,180$113,100$137,900$107,230
Buyers and Purchasing Agents 1,220 jobs $48,790$60,510$76,100$98,450$124,180$77,710
Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 1,440 jobs $48,060$57,180$69,350$84,920$111,100$80,730
Logisticians 1,030 jobs $40,230$40,230$64,860$82,490$120,620$82,320
Cargo and Freight Agents 290 jobs $43,600$49,500$62,240$64,060$78,500$52,260
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 780 jobs $38,110$47,440$55,540$66,140$76,660$59,650

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 Omaha Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?

University of Nebraska at Omaha: three accredited programs in Omaha.

Are Any Omaha Supply Chain Programs STEM-Designated?

Yes: University of Nebraska at Omaha bachelor’s. An F-1 graduate of that Omaha program can apply for the 24-month STEM OPT extension.

How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Omaha?

A nonresident undergraduate in Omaha pays $13,988 more a year at University of Nebraska at Omaha, per the IPEDS report of each Omaha school.

What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Omaha?

BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Omaha median is $96,180; the top tenth earn over $137,900.

What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Omaha Have?

By the thresholds on this page, Omaha stands out for trucking.

Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Omaha?

26 online programs say a resident of the Omaha metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Omaha metro, University of San Diego lists Iowa as closed, so Omaha residents in Iowa can’t enroll. Closer to home, University of Nebraska at Omaha lists an online format among the Omaha programs above.

Related

Other City Guides And Further Reading

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 University of Nebraska at Omaha, Master of Healthcare Logistics & Supply Chain Management (program page) Read .
  4. 4 University of Nebraska at Omaha, AACSB accreditation record Read .
  5. 5 U.S. Census Bureau, Core Based Statistical Areas delineation, July 2023 (lists 1 and 2) Read .
  6. 6 NCES IPEDS, Institutional Characteristics 2023-24 (IC2023_AY): undergraduate tuition and required fees Read .
  7. 7 Graduate program totals, read from each school’s program page Read .
  8. 8 U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Study in the States: STEM OPT Hub Read .
  9. 9 Online programs’ state authorization pages, read one by one Read .
  10. 10 BLS OEWS, May 2025: metropolitan area estimates Read .
  11. 11 U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, by metropolitan area Read .
  12. 12 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.

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