- Three programs at one school. 1 bachelor’s, 1 master’s, 1 doctorate.
- One graduate program states a total: $39,567. The lowest is at the Ohio State University.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $25,506 extra per year at the Ohio State University. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $105,360. Middle half $81,640 to $135,870; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: warehousing. The strongest is 53,258 warehousing and storage jobs, 2.25 times the national share.
- 27 online programs take Ohio residents. Among local programs, the Ohio State University lists an online format.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Columbus metro as the Columbus, OH metropolitan statistical area: 10 counties, three central and seven outlying. Every Columbus figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Columbus
- Central counties
- Delaware County, Fairfield County and Franklin County
- Outlying counties
- Hocking County, Licking County, Madison County, Morrow County, Perry County, Pickaway County and Union County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Columbus has three accredited supply chain programs, at the Ohio State University. By level, Columbus has one bachelor’s, one master’s and one doctorate.
Ranked 14 of 45 master’s programs
Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM)
Columbus, OH
- Online with campus residency
- No GMAT or GRE required
- AACSB-accredited business school
- The only one of the 2 verified Columbus programs with an online format
Campus requirement: Two required two-day on-campus experiences in Columbus (1 credit hour each), scheduled on weekends so students are away no more than two weekdays total; the school says students are expected to attend, with rare exceptions.
More about this program
Every Master of Supply Chain Management class at Ohio State's Fisher College of Business meets in the evening, split evenly between live sessions and self-paced content. The 33 credit hours include 26.5 in core courses such as supply chain analytics, strategic global sourcing, logistics management, and supply chain technology, plus 4.5 in electives and 2 for on-campus experiences. You'll come to Columbus twice for two-day sessions, typically a Friday and Saturday, each with a mini-course and a facility tour, and students are expected to attend. The program ends with a capstone project for your employer or an assigned organization. Part-time takes 24 months and full-time takes 12. Estimated 2026-27 part-time totals, with fees, are $41,287 for Ohio residents and $42,444 for non-residents. GMAT and GRE scores are optional, and each cohort starts in summer.
Ranked 12 of 147 bachelor’s programs
Logistics Management specialization (BS in Business Administration)
Columbus, OH
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Transportation, inventory planning, warehousing, purchasing and logistics strategy make up the coursework for Fisher's logistics management specialization, built around four required courses: Advanced Logistics Management, Logistics Execution I, Logistics and Supply Chain Analytics, and Supply Chain Management. You round it out with six credit hours of electives, choosing from options like Building a Sustainable Supply Chain, Lean Logistics, Logistics Execution II, or Logistics and Supply Chain Decision Making. Some electives carry prerequisites, and logistics students without priority for classes shared with other specializations may need to waitlist a seat. Outside class, Fisher points students toward The Logistics Association to connect with classmates and industry professionals and build leadership experience. The specialization prepares you for careers in logistics, distribution, transportation, manufacturing, retail, and consulting.
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 Columbus.
Also Accredited In Columbus
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
The one public university with a bachelor’s in Columbus is the Ohio State University. At that campus in Columbus, an Ohio resident pays less than a nonresident.
At the Ohio State University, in Columbus, residents pay $12,859 a year and nonresidents $38,365.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Columbus schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| The Ohio State University Public, OH · undergraduate, per year | $12,859 | $38,365 | $25,506 |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: The Ohio State University. 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.
Economy
County Business Patterns counts 93,843 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,771 employers in the Columbus metro for 2023, and 40,706 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Columbus stands out for warehousing. In Columbus, warehousing and storage holds 2.25 times its national share of freight jobs, 53,258 of them.
Supply chain occupations in the Columbus metro by concentration | Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 2,060 | 1.31 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 3,390 | 1.22 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 4,200 | 1.2 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,860 | 1.06 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 3,020 | 1.02 |
| Logisticians | 1,740 | 0.98 |
| Purchasing Managers | 560 | 0.93 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 640 | 0.92 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 670 | 0.87 |
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.
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
27 online programs say a Columbus resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Columbus, none of them names Ohio as closed. Closer to home, the Ohio State University lists an online format among the Columbus programs above.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Ohio residents | 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
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Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
Columbus offers one bachelor’s, one master’s and one doctorate. The Ohio State University has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Columbus, $12,859 a year. With a degree already, Columbus’s stated graduate totals start at $39,567.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
In Columbus, the Ohio State University lists an online format. Beyond Columbus, 27 online programs state they enroll Ohio residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Columbus run from $52,200 at the 10th percentile to $124,520 at the 90th, with the median at $80,710.
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Aim At The Roles Columbus Concentrates
Transportation, storage and distribution managers are Columbus’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.31 times the national share, median $105,360 in Columbus.
Cost
The Ohio State University states a total for its Columbus graduate program: $39,567. The Ohio State University reports $12,859 a year in tuition and fees for a Columbus bachelor’s. Columbus sits at 95.5 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Graduate supply chain programs in Columbus, by total tuition | Program | Total Tuition | Per Credit | Credits |
| The Ohio State University OH · Online with residency | $39,567 | $1,199 | 33 |
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.
Pay
BLS counts Columbus’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Columbus their median is $105,360, against $107,230 nationally. Columbus logisticians earn $80,710 at the median, and the middle half of them $64,020 to $100,280.
One of the nine occupations below pay more in Columbus than nationally. At Columbus’s prices, the logistician median is worth $84,541 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Columbus metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 560 jobs | $93,360 | $113,300 | $141,490 | $178,890 | $221,230 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 1,860 jobs | $72,050 | $89,560 | $112,020 | $146,310 | $174,660 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 2,060 jobs | $64,110 | $81,640 | $105,360 | $135,870 | $186,800 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 670 jobs | $52,000 | $57,520 | $104,970 | $128,950 | $135,500 | $88,940 |
| Logisticians 1,740 jobs | $52,200 | $64,020 | $80,710 | $100,280 | $124,520 | $82,320 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 3,020 jobs | $50,360 | $61,790 | $79,780 | $102,130 | $125,160 | $80,730 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 4,200 jobs | $50,560 | $60,760 | $77,150 | $95,140 | $117,290 | $77,710 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 3,390 jobs | $40,950 | $48,420 | $59,530 | $72,110 | $81,650 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 640 jobs | $41,750 | $48,330 | $50,210 | $62,900 | $81,390 | $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
Which Schools In Columbus Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
The Ohio State University: three accredited programs in Columbus.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Columbus?
A nonresident undergraduate in Columbus pays $25,506 more a year at the Ohio State University, per the IPEDS report of each Columbus school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Columbus?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Columbus median is $105,360; the top tenth earn over $186,800.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Columbus Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Columbus stands out for warehousing.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Columbus?
27 online programs say a Columbus resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Columbus, none of them names Ohio as closed. Closer to home, the Ohio State University lists an online format among the Columbus programs above.
Other city guides in Ohio | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Toledo Toledo, OH | 1 | $98,970 |
| Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 2 | $106,160 |
| Cleveland Cleveland, OH | 1 | $102,080 |
| Dayton Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 3 | $97,980 |
Every accredited program in Ohio, with statewide pay and job growth.
All 64 metros with an accredited program, searchable.
ASCM and ISM credentials: who may sit each exam and what it costs.
Every verified online program, with tuition and campus visits.
National, state and metro pay for the managers’ occupation.
National, state and metro pay for logisticians.
No employer is named on this page: none of the sources above lists employers by metro.
