Best Online Master’s In Supply Chain Management Programs, Ranked (2026)

You can finish the fully online M.S. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Georgia Southern's Parker College of Business in as little as one year. The degree is 30 credit hours across ten courses, starting with supply chain fundamentals and moving into operations management, Lean Six Sigma and process improvement, strategic sourcing, intermodal transportation, international logistics and global trade, and applied logistics analytics. The curriculum is stackable, so you can earn two 9-credit certificates along the way, one in Logistics and Transportation and one in Operations and Supply Management. With the director's permission, a directed study or an applied research project with faculty researchers can stand in for required courses. Admission opens in fall, spring and summer. You need a bachelor's degree, and the school prefers, but doesn't require, two years of relevant work experience and an undergraduate business major.

For a listed tuition of $11,550, not counting books and minimal mandatory fees, Clayton State University's College of Business offers a Master of Science in Supply Chain Analytics that is 100% online. The degree is 30 credit hours taught in 8-week sessions. You take seven required courses in areas such as global logistics, global sourcing, project management and managerial economics, then a nine-credit concentration in either data analytics or managerial decision-making. Completion runs 12 to 24 months, depending on how many credits you take each semester. Fall and spring each hold two 8-week sessions and summer holds one, so there are five terms you can start in. Admission asks for a bachelor's in any field with at least a 2.9 GPA, or a master's or higher. Applicants below that bar submit an essay of purpose and a resume.

Ten courses, each three credits and eight weeks long, make up Nebraska's 30-credit-hour online master's in supply chain management. Eight are required, including a Global Supply Chain Management capstone you take near the end, and you choose two electives from options such as Predictive Analytics and Risk and Simulation Modeling. The coursework covers logistics, production planning and control, sourcing and procurement, lean management and project management, plus forecasting, data mining, optimization and simulation. Tuition and fees come to a flat $710 per credit hour for every student regardless of where you live, based on 2026-27 rates. GMAT or GRE scores aren't required, though you're expected to be proficient in Excel before you begin. You can start in January, May or August. Picking the right electives also earns a Supply Chain Analytics graduate certificate with no additional courses.

Purchasing, transportation, logistics, distribution, warehousing, reverse logistics and acquisitions management all fall inside the online Master of Arts in Supply Chain Management at American Public University, taught from a global perspective. All courses are asynchronous, so you can log on at any time of day or night, with assignments due at the end of each week. Most classes last eight weeks, and courses start monthly. The degree takes 36 credits, with core courses such as Technology in Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy and Supply Chain Analytics, and it ends with a capstone e-portfolio. You can transfer in up to 15 credits. Standard tuition is $470 per credit, or $250 for eligible military students and families, plus an $85 technology fee per course. There are no entrance exams, and the program is ACBSP-accredited.

Purdue's Daniels School of Business runs its Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management fully online, with 30 credit hours finished in 1.5 to 2.5 years. You start with 5 credits of foundations in operations and project management, then take 12 core credits covering supply chain analytics, strategic sourcing and procurement, advanced manufacturing management, and ethical and sustainable supply chains. The other 13 credits are electives, such as Python programming or data mining, and you can fill them by completing one of the school's graduate certificates. Tuition is $748 per credit hour for out-of-state and international students and $728 for Indiana residents, after a cut of more than 30% that began with the fall 2026 semester. You won't need a GMAT or GRE score. Classes start in January and August, and the diploma doesn't say online.

Twelve months is the fastest route through Iowa State's 30-credit master's in supply chain management, according to the department chair: four courses in fall, four in spring and two in summer, though you can choose a slower pace. The school lists the length as 2 to 3 semesters. The Ivy College of Business delivers the program 100 percent online, and it's STEM-designated with a strong analytical emphasis. Tuition is estimated at $2,250 per three-credit course, plus fees. No GMAT or GRE is required, and there are application deadlines for fall, spring and summer starts. Some credits from the college's graduate certificates, including one in supply chain management, may apply to the degree, so ask an advisor if you've already started one. International students should know the program isn't approved to issue Forms I-20 for F-1 status.

Plan, source, make, and deliver organize the core of the University of Arkansas's online master's in supply chain management, a STEM-designated, 30-credit degree from the Sam M. Walton College of Business. Required courses include demand planning and inventory operations, global procurement and supply management, achieving operational excellence, customer service and distribution management, and supply chain performance management and analytics, and you choose 9 hours of approved electives. Full- and part-time schedules are both available, with an estimated two years to complete. Tuition and fees come to $707.73 per credit hour at fall 2026 rates, a total of $21,231.90. Classes begin in fall or spring. The GMAT or GRE is the entrance test, though a 3.2 undergraduate GPA or three years of professional work experience may qualify you for a waiver. A separate Dallas option adds two weekend on-site sessions each semester.

Current supply chain professionals are the audience for the online Master of Science in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Athens State University, and no on-site courses are required. The 30-hour degree is 10 courses of three semester hours each: a core that covers supply chain governance, procurement and materials management, distribution and inventory, supply chain resilience and a logistics case studies capstone, plus one of three tracks in management, logistics information systems or artificial intelligence. A spring or fall start takes five semesters, while a summer start finishes in 12 months. Distance tuition for 2026-27 is $390 per credit hour whether or not you live in Alabama, and the same per-credit-hour table lists a $90 technology fee. You'll need an undergraduate degree, business or not, and applicants with professional experience can submit a portfolio or resume instead of GMAT scores.

Every course in North Dakota State's Master of Supply Chain Management is delivered online in an asynchronous format. The College of Business runs the program with the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, and the curriculum is aligned with private sector demands and the Army's National Logistics Curriculum, with industry leaders, military officers and Department of Defense civilians in mind. You'll complete 30 credits in this non-thesis degree: 15 core credits covering global supply chain management, supply chain decision analysis, and transportation and distribution, plus 15 elective credits from areas such as enterprise systems, data analytics, and procurement and sourcing. Every student pays the North Dakota in-state graduate business differential rate regardless of residency, which comes to $789.59 per credit in tuition and fees, or about $23,688 for the full program. Domestic students can start in fall, spring or summer, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Two concentrations, logistics or supply chain management, shape Tarleton State University's Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, which the Dr. Sam Pack College of Business delivers 100% online. Everyone takes 21 hours of core courses, including risk management, project management, business analytical statistics, supply chain analytics, and a capstone, LSCM 5380: Logistics and Supply Chain Management Strategy. The supply chain concentration adds 9 hours in supply chain management, global supply chain management, and strategic sourcing. The logistics concentration swaps in transportation management, logistics operations, and prescriptive analytics. The degree runs 30 to 36 credit hours, depending on whether you write a thesis. Courses come in 5, 8, 10, or 16-week formats with rolling admissions. There are no leveling courses, and the graduate school asks for a GPA of 2.5 or higher without requiring the GMAT or GRE.

All courses in Penn State's online Master of Supply Chain Management are asynchronous, with optional live discussions for students who want them. The 30-credit degree, offered through World Campus with the Smeal College of Business, covers supply management, supply chain analysis, operations management and demand fulfillment, and supply chain transformation and innovation. It closes with a capstone, SCM 850: Supply Chain Design and Strategy. You pick two electives from options such as AI applications in supply chain, managing supply chain risk and resiliency, or negotiation theory and skills. Four of the core courses also satisfy a 12-credit graduate certificate in supply chain management. Tuition is $1,167 per credit for 2026-27. Most students finish in 20 to 28 months, and you can start in spring, summer, or fall. You'll need at least two years of relevant work experience, and GRE and GMAT scores aren't required.

No campus visits are required for the University of Houston's online master's in supply chain management, a STEM-designated, 30-credit, non-thesis degree from the C. T. Bauer College of Business offered under the UH Extend name. You'll take 18 credits of core supply chain courses, including demand and supply integration, strategic supply management, process analysis and design, and logistics management, plus 12 credits of analytics such as basic programming for business analytics and supply chain analytics. The capstone option, Supply Chain Corporate Projects, puts you to work with global companies on real-world challenges. The program is designed for 18 to 24 months, full-time or part-time. Bauer estimates the total program cost at $25,983 whether you live in Texas, another state, or another country. Admission requires a four-year degree in any discipline, and GRE or GMAT waivers are considered upon request.

Fully online and asynchronous, the Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Georgia College & State University is designed to be finished in one year if you want that pace. The 30 credit hours break into eight required logistics courses of 8 weeks each, a practicum or internship, and one elective, with those last two held in a traditional 16-week term. The cost is $479 per credit hour, plus a $402.50 online learning fee each semester. Entry timing depends on your background. Fall entry is for experienced working professionals, with two years of professional work experience strongly recommended, and spring entry is for recent graduates with no work experience. You'll need a 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA, and a GMAT or GRE score may be required if you don't meet the admission criteria.

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.

Working professionals are the audience for the master's in supply chain management at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a 30-credit degree that runs 100% online. The 2026-2027 catalog lists coursework in supply chain management systems, contract management, operations management, analytics, and strategy, and the degree ends with a capstone built around a practicum project with a local organization. Full-time students finish in 12 months and part-time students in 22, and a statistics prerequisite may be added if you need it. The College of Business puts the total at $25,830 in tuition and fees for 2026-2027, which works out to $1,776 in tuition per 3-credit course plus online program, business, and infrastructure fees. You can start in fall, spring, or summer. The GMAT or GRE can be waived with a 3.0 GPA, a 2.8 GPA and five years of work experience, or a completed graduate degree.

Mixed-mode flex is how the University of Michigan-Flint describes its master's in supply chain management: you can finish 100% online, most coursework is asynchronous, and optional synchronous sessions meet once a month online or in person. The 30 credits include nine core courses, among them Lean Six Sigma and quality management, global logistics management, advanced procurement and risk management, and supply chain planning with ERP systems, plus one elective such as healthcare supply chain management or sustainable supply chains. A capstone uses simulations to build a strategy that ties together procurement, quality, and logistics. MITx MicroMasters coursework can count for up to nine hours of transfer credit. Tuition for 2026-27 is $1,146 per credit hour out of state and $916.25 in state, plus a $339 registration assessment each semester. No GRE is required, and admission is rolling.

A required three-day, in-person immersion is part of the online master's in supply chain management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, which otherwise mixes asynchronous coursework with synchronous instruction. The 30-credit-hour degree takes 18 to 24 months, and you can be admitted for fall, spring or summer. It costs $1,379 per credit hour, a figure that covers tuition, university fees and the program fee. Haslam College of Business built the program for mid-level professionals with three to ten years of experience. Featured courses include Supply Chain Strategy and Customer Value, Supply Chain Finance, Supply Chain Operations, and Distribution, Logistics, and Network Management. You'll need a bachelor's degree with at least a 2.7 GPA for US degrees, a resume and a two- to three-page personal statement. Letters of recommendation and GMAT or GRE scores are optional.

Quantitative methods sit at the center of the online master's in supply chain management from Boston University's Metropolitan College: optimization, simulation, regression and control charting, applied to problems like demand forecasting. The degree is 32 units across eight 4-credit courses, with optional concentrations in analytics, logistics management and risk management. Complete Quality Management (MET AD 734) with satisfactory performance on the final exam and you earn a Six Sigma Green Belt, and adding Operations and Process Analysis (MET AD 519) makes you eligible for a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Student teams also take on a capstone project for a client company. Part-time study takes four semesters, about 16 months, and BU puts the part-time total degree cost at $26,140 to $31,480 on 2026-2027 rates. No GRE or GMAT is required, and online courses have two starts per term in fall, spring and summer.

Live class time is a real commitment in the online master's in supply chain management at the University of Oklahoma. Most courses meet on weekday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Central, and those sessions are required and graded, while some courses use recorded lectures instead. You'll complete 32 credit hours across 16 courses in eight-week modules (seven weeks in summer), and the program expects 20 to 25 hours a week. The fastest finish is 16 months, with starts in fall and spring. Courses include Logistics, Distribution, and Transportation Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management, and a Six Sigma course that prepares you for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Tuition and fees total $32,480, or $1,015 per credit hour, with books extra. No prior supply chain experience is required, but admitted students must pass MBA Math modules in Excel and statistics with at least 80%.

Expect set meeting times if you choose the 100% online pathway for Duquesne's STEM-designated master's in supply chain management. That version is cohort-based and runs primarily on synchronous sessions, and the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business also offers a hybrid format. You'll need 30 credit hours, and the school lists a duration of 3 to 6 semesters, with both part-time formats built so you can graduate in less than two years. Tuition for 2026-2027 is $1,236 per credit. The curriculum covers forecasting, inventory and demand management, sourcing and distribution, global fulfillment and sustainability, and the capstone puts you in a consultant role on a supply chain challenge for a non-profit or corporate partner. GMAT and GRE scores are optional, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Portland State's Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management is mostly online, but one piece isn't: the program requires a two-week Asia Field Study completed in person, centered on supply chain operations in Vietnam. The rest is primarily asynchronous, with select synchronous elements such as orientation, specific courses and group projects, and you move through it with a cohort. The degree is 45 credits, and most students finish in 18 to 21 months. Coursework covers global sourcing, global trade and logistics, closed loop supply chains and sustainability, and advanced leadership, and it ends with a supply chain capstone consulting experience. Estimated totals are $47,695 for non-resident and international students and $40,643 at the resident rate, both including $6,000 in international trip tuition and fees. Budget about $3,000 more for trip out-of-pocket expenses. No GMAT or GRE is required, and you can start in fall, winter or spring.

Tuition for Auburn's online master's in supply chain management is $1,000 per credit hour for 2025-2026, and the degree requires a minimum of 30 credit hours: six required courses plus four electives. Add a $250 confirmation fee and a $40 graduation fee. The required courses cover inventory and warehouse management, supply chain planning, demand management and fulfillment, and supply chain strategy. The Harbert College of Business says you can finish in as little as 18 months, but working students are told to take no more than two courses a semester and to expect five semesters. Starts are in fall or spring. GMAT or GRE scores are waived for applicants with a bachelor's from an accredited U.S. institution plus either a 3.25 GPA or two years of full-time or internship work in supply chain management. U.S. residency is required, except for U.S. military personnel.

FIU Business runs its Online Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management as a 10-month, fully online cohort that moves through the courses in lockstep. Total tuition is $30,000 for non-residents and international students and $28,000 for Florida residents, and the $200 admission deposit is applied toward it. The degree is 10 courses, or 30 credit hours, plus a series of professional development seminars and/or an internship approved by the faculty advisor. Courses center on logistics technology, data analytics and distribution modeling, and you'll work in software including SAP, Salesforce, Magaya, SPSS and MercuryGate. Intake is in spring and fall. Admission calls for a 3.0 GPA in upper-division coursework, or a graduate degree earned with a 3.0, plus either two years of professional work experience or a GMAT score of at least 500, or the GRE equivalent.

At Rutgers Business School, the master's in supply chain management is built from any 10 of 15 three-credit courses, for 30 credits in total, and there's no required sequence. Courses run online through Canvas on a 12-month cycle of fall, spring, and summer semesters, so you can finish in one year or stretch it to 4.5 years. The choices include ERP/SAP I, Lean Six Sigma, supply chain law and governance, global logistics management, and supply chain finance. An optional on-site week, the Digital Supply Chain Management executive seminar, covers the whole curriculum in person. Part-time tuition for 2026-2027 is $1,422 per credit whether or not you live in New Jersey, plus technology and off-site fees. GMAT and GRE scores are optional but preferred. Because it's fully online, the program doesn't grant F1 visas.

Plan on four trips to San Diego. The University of San Diego's master's in supply chain management puts most coursework online, but each residency brings you to campus for two to four days, adding up to 12 days over roughly 22 months. The part-time program runs five semesters year-round, starts in early August and totals 33 units: a 24-unit core plus nine units in either a general track or a health care track that draws on USD's nursing school. Core courses include Supply Chain Strategy and Design, Logistics and Distribution Management, Strategic Cost Management and International Negotiations, ending with a team capstone project. At the 2026-27 rate of $1,790 per unit, estimated tuition is $59,070. You'll need a bachelor's degree and at least two years of post-graduate work experience, and GMAT or GRE scores are optional. The program is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.

Machine learning and AI run through the University of Colorado Boulder's online Master of Science in Supply Chain Analytics, offered by the Leeds School of Business. The online option follows the campus curriculum over two years of part-time study, 33 credits in all, starting each July after a Python bootcamp. Courses include supply chain strategy, procurement and contracting, planning and production, transportation and logistics, and a course on applying generative AI and LLMs in business, and the plan ends with experiential projects. Instruction mixes recorded lectures from the in-person classes with short videos and synchronous Zoom lab sessions held after 5 p.m. Leeds estimates total tuition and fees at $59,472 for out-of-state students and $43,194 for Colorado residents, based on 2026-27 rate sheets. It's a STEM-designated degree, and GMAT and GRE scores are optional.

Built for working professionals, the master's in supply chain management at UNC Wilmington's Cameron School of Business runs fully online with no residencies, and full-time students can finish in as few as 12 months. The degree totals 30 credit hours: eight required courses, among them Logistics and Distribution Management, Procurement Strategy, Quality Management and Improvement and Supply Chain Analytics, plus two electives drawn from analytics, MBA core subjects or an internship. To apply you'll need a bachelor's degree, a statistics course passed with at least a B, a resume, a cover letter and two letters of recommendation. The GPA floor is 3.0, and applicants below it must submit a GMAT or GRE score. Anyone without business coursework also takes an introduction to business course. For 2026-27, per-credit charges including fees are $638.19 for North Carolina residents and $1,613.86 for nonresidents.

A Lean Six Sigma capstone closes Syracuse University's online master's in supply chain management, a 30-credit degree from the Whitman School of Management that also covers management and supply chain core courses, selectives, and one elective. The capstone is registered as a certified training provider with the Council of Six Sigma Certification, and the school says it prepares you to pursue a Green Belt from the American Society of Quality. Live classes meet over Zoom and are recorded, with self-paced weekly coursework in between, and the fastest finish is 12 to 15 months. Tuition for 2026-27 is $2,086 per credit, and Whitman estimates $62,580 in tuition for the degree. Optional in-person residencies of 2 to 3 days, worth 1 credit each, can stack toward an elective. GMAT and GRE scores are optional, work experience isn't required, and you can start in fall, spring, or summer.

Classes in the online Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management from USC Marshall are synchronous, though recordings let you catch up as needed. The 30-unit degree spans four semesters, starts each fall and is run with the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Travel is built in. Online students are expected at an in-person orientation in Los Angeles, a week-long experiential trip takes you to a supply chain hub in Asia, and the final semester includes a Commencement Week trip back to Los Angeles, with airfare at your own cost. Required courses include Logistics Management, Emerging Technologies in Supply Chain Management and Application of Lean Six Sigma. You'll need at least three years of full-time work experience, and GMAT or GRE scores aren't required. At the 2025-26 rate of $2,541 per unit, tuition comes to $76,230, and the estimated total with mandatory fees is $83,226.

Admission to the W. P. Carey School's Online MS-SCM runs through a certificate first. You complete the Foundations of Supply Chain Management or Procurement Management certificate, or the MITx MicroMasters in supply chain management, and that work transfers in as 9 to 12 of the degree's 30 credit hours. The rest is taken in 5-week classes delivered 100% online, with sample courses in strategic procurement, project management and global logistics case studies, plus a real-world applied project. ASU lists the program length as one year, with starts in August, January and May. Estimated tuition and fees come to $26,000 for the 18-credit path and $30,000 for the 21-credit path, and the figure is the same for residents, nonresidents and international students. A $500 enrollment deposit is due before you register.

Thirty-three credit hours make up the master's in supply chain management at Middle Tennessee State, which the university lists as available online. You take 18 hours of required courses, including supply chain operations, lean project management, supply chain key performance indicators, international supply chain management, and continuous improvement and problem solving, then 9 hours of supply chain electives and 6 hours of career electives chosen with your advisor. Elective options include distribution center management, international logistics and transportation, business intelligence, and an applied management project. Admission uses an index score built from your GPA and a GMAT or GRE result, but the test is waived if you hold a bachelor's with a 3.0 GPA, a 2.75 GPA plus five years of professional, managerial or military experience, or a graduate degree. Without an introductory supply chain course, you can complete the foundational MGMT 6000 as part of your program.