Three programs at one school. 1 bachelor’s, 2 master’s.
Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $118,100. Middle half $92,550 to $156,130; nationally $107,230.
What stands out most: air cargo. The strongest is 14,547 air transportation jobs, 2.14 times the national share.
Logisticians earn a median of $79,000. The 10th to 90th percentiles run $54,400 to $121,270.
Local prices sit at 97.3 on BEA’s index. The U.S. average is 100.
A location quotient of 1.43 for operations research analysts. 1,360 jobs, the most concentrated supply chain occupation here.
The metro
The Charlotte Metro This Guide Covers
The Census Bureau defines the Charlotte metro as the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan statistical area: 11 counties, three central and eight outlying. The Charlotte metro reaches into North Carolina and South Carolina. Every Charlotte figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
Principal cities
Charlotte, NC, Concord, NC, Gastonia, NC, Mooresville, NC and Rock Hill, SC
Central counties
Iredell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC and Union County, NC
Outlying counties
Anson County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Chester County, SC, Lancaster County, SC and York County, SC
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Accredited Supply Chain Programs In Charlotte
Charlotte has three accredited supply chain programs, at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. By level, Charlotte has one bachelor’s and two master’s.
Evening classes at the Dubois Center in Uptown Charlotte carry the on campus JL Price MBA's Supply Chain concentration, one of 13 concentration choices that also include Finance, Marketing, and Real Estate and Development. The degree runs 36 credit hours, built on a core curriculum spanning finance, marketing, operations, and leadership. The school says the fastest students finish in 18 months full time, while most attend part time and complete the curriculum in two to three years while continuing to work full-time. A GMAT or GRE score isn't required outright: the program offers a waiver for applicants who show academic readiness and professional preparedness through other means, based on undergraduate or graduate GPA and work history. Tuition is charged per credit hour and varies by residency status and course load.
Business Administration, JL Price MBA (Supply Chain concentration)
Charlotte, NC
MBA concentration
On campus
AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Evening classes at the Dubois Center in Center City Charlotte carry you through 36 credit hours of the JL Price MBA, and Supply Chain is one of 13 on-campus concentrations. The core covers ethical leadership, the economics of business decisions, financial management and operations management. Full-time students can finish in 18 months, while most attend part time. Tuition is estimated at $8,194.50 per term for North Carolina residents and $16,876.50 for nonresidents when you take 9 or more credits. You'll need a bachelor's degree, a 3.0 GPA and GMAT or GRE scores, though a waiver is available for qualified applicants. Three or more years of full-time work experience is preferred. Fall, spring and summer starts are offered.
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 Charlotte. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one doesn’t state enough of the figures its national ranking scores, 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.
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 Charlotte’s Supply Chain Economy Looks Like
County Business Patterns counts 77,790 transportation and warehousing jobs at 2,680 employers in the Charlotte metro for 2023, and 65,207 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Charlotte stands out for air cargo. In Charlotte, air transportation holds 2.14 times its national share of freight jobs, 14,547 of them.
Supply chain occupations in the Charlotte 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 Charlotte Resident Can Enroll In
26 online programs say a resident of the Charlotte metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Charlotte metro, University of San Diego lists North Carolina as closed, so Charlotte residents in North Carolina can’t enroll.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll North Carolina and South Carolina 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 Charlotte
1
Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
Charlotte offers one bachelor’s and two master’s.
2
Keep Working While You Study
Beyond Charlotte, 26 online programs state they enroll North Carolina residents.
3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Charlotte run from $54,400 at the 10th percentile to $121,270 at the 90th, with the median at $79,000.
4
Aim At The Roles Charlotte Concentrates
Operations research analysts are Charlotte’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.43 times the national share, median $105,180 in Charlotte.
Cost
What It Costs To Study In Charlotte
Charlotte sits at 97.3 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
Supply Chain Pay In The Charlotte Metro
BLS counts Charlotte’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Charlotte their median is $118,100, against $107,230 nationally. Charlotte logisticians earn $79,000 at the median, and the middle half of them $63,560 to $102,580.
Five of the nine occupations below pay more in Charlotte than nationally. At Charlotte’s prices, the logistician median is worth $81,152 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Charlotte 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 Charlotte Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
University of North Carolina at Charlotte: three accredited programs in Charlotte.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Charlotte?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Charlotte median is $118,100; the top tenth earn over $206,860.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Charlotte Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Charlotte stands out for air cargo.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Charlotte?
26 online programs say a resident of the Charlotte metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Charlotte metro, University of San Diego lists North Carolina as closed, so Charlotte residents in North Carolina can’t enroll.
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