- Four programs at two schools. 3 bachelor’s, 1 master’s.
- One graduate program states a total: $40,410. A bachelor’s runs $10,617 to $54,900 a year in tuition and fees.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $17,640 extra per year at Portland State University. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $109,860. Middle half $87,120 to $151,290; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: operations analytics. The strongest is 2,100 operations research analysts, a location quotient of 2.48.
- 27 online programs take Oregon and Washington residents. Among local programs, Portland State University lists an online format.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Portland metro as the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan statistical area: seven counties, four central and three outlying. The Portland metro reaches into Oregon and Washington. Every Portland figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Beaverton, OR, Hillsboro, OR, Portland, OR, Tigard, OR and Vancouver, WA
- Central counties
- Clackamas County, OR, Multnomah County, OR, Washington County, OR and Clark County, WA
- Outlying counties
- Columbia County, OR, Yamhill County, OR and Skamania County, WA
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Portland has four accredited supply chain programs, at Portland State University and University of Portland. By level, Portland has three bachelor’s and one master’s. In Portland, Portland State University lists the most, three.
Ranked 25 of 45 master’s programs
Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management (MSGSCM)
Portland, OR
- Online with campus residency
- No GMAT or GRE required
- AACSB-accredited business school
Campus requirement: The MSGSCM Program requires synchronous in-person completion of a two-week Asia Field Study, as its own curriculum page states.
More about this program
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.
Not ranked
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Global Supply Chain Management
Portland, OR
- On campus
- Fully online
- AACSB-accredited business school
- Lowest in-state tuition of the 2 Portland bachelor’s programs
More about this program
Global supply chain management at Portland State comes as a concentration inside the Bachelor's Degree in Business, available fully online or in person across 180 total credits. You follow the SCOR model, covering planning, sourcing, manufacturing and delivery, with coursework in enterprise resource planning, LEAN management and data analytics. The School of Business holds AACSB accreditation in both business and accounting, a distinction held by fewer than 200 schools worldwide. Boeing has named Portland State one of only 13 supply chain focused universities it recruits from every fall, and you can connect with recruiters from Nike, Adidas and Intel through class projects, competitions and internships. U.S. News ranks the online bachelor's in business program 11th nationally. A student chapter tied to the Association for Supply Chain Management deepens the program further.
Not ranked
Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Analytics
Portland, OR
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
- Highest six-year graduation rate of the 2 Portland bachelor’s schools
More about this program
The University of Portland's BBA in Supply Chain Analytics, offered by the School of Business, requires 120 credits, including the university's 40-credit Core Curriculum and a 57-credit business core. Major requirements are Foundations of Operations Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Analytics, Systems Analysis and Design, and Business Analytics, plus a coding course in either Python or R and three electives from options such as Supply Chain Theory & Design, Forecasting in R, Text Analytics, Prescriptive Analytics and Inventory Management. A 1-credit professional development internship is part of the P4 professional preparation program. The school suggests PMP, Six Sigma Green Belt, SAP and CSCP as credentials to pursue after graduation, and alumni employers named on its page include Nike, Target, PepsiCo and Daimler Trucks.
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 Portland. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: two are bachelor’s programs placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes.
Also Accredited In Portland
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 Portland is Portland State University (Oregon). At that campus in Portland, an Oregon resident pays less than a nonresident.
At Portland State University, in Portland, residents pay $10,617 a year and nonresidents $28,257. In Portland, University of Portland charges one rate whatever a student’s state.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Portland schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| Portland State University Public, OR · undergraduate, per year | $10,617 | $28,257 | $17,640 |
| University of Portland Private, OR · undergraduate, per year | $54,900 | $54,900 | One rate |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: Portland State University and University of Portland. 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 50,856 transportation and warehousing jobs at 2,243 employers in the Portland metro for 2023, and 59,817 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Portland stands out for operations analytics. Portland’s location quotient: 2.48 for operations research analysts.
Supply chain occupations in the Portland metro by concentration | Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
| Operations Research Analysts | 2,100 | 2.48 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 1,100 | 1.46 |
| Logisticians | 2,510 | 1.29 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 4,920 | 1.29 |
| Purchasing Managers | 740 | 1.13 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 1,810 | 1.05 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,980 | 1.03 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 3,090 | 0.95 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,970 | 0.65 |
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 resident of the Portland metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Portland, none of them names Oregon and Washington as closed. Closer to home, Portland State University lists an online format among the Portland programs above.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Oregon and Washington 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
Portland offers three bachelor’s and one master’s. Portland State University has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Portland, $10,617 a year. With a degree already, Portland’s stated graduate totals start at $40,410.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
In Portland, Portland State University lists an online format. Beyond Portland, 27 online programs state they enroll Oregon residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Portland run from $52,610 at the 10th percentile to $143,810 at the 90th, with the median at $87,950.
- 4
Aim At The Roles Portland Concentrates
Operations research analysts are Portland’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 2.48 times the national share, median $102,480 in Portland.
Cost
Portland State University states a total for its Portland graduate program: $40,410. For a Portland bachelor’s, tuition and fees run $10,617 to $54,900 a year. Portland sits at 105.4 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Graduate supply chain programs in Portland, by total tuition | Program | Total Tuition | Credits |
| Portland State University OR · Online with residency | $40,410 | 45 |
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.
Pay
BLS counts Portland’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Portland their median is $109,860, against $107,230 nationally. Portland logisticians earn $87,950 at the median, and the middle half of them $70,200 to $119,260.
Eight of the nine occupations below pay more in Portland than nationally. At Portland’s prices, the logistician median is worth $83,427 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Portland metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 740 jobs | $97,030 | $117,280 | $149,030 | $177,100 | $214,510 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 1,980 jobs | $81,550 | $103,150 | $127,800 | $159,690 | $198,920 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 1,810 jobs | $68,950 | $87,120 | $109,860 | $151,290 | $202,630 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 2,100 jobs | $70,680 | $82,160 | $102,480 | $130,780 | $155,390 | $88,940 |
| Logisticians 2,510 jobs | $52,610 | $70,200 | $87,950 | $119,260 | $143,810 | $82,320 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 3,090 jobs | $55,500 | $66,380 | $86,600 | $107,410 | $132,700 | $80,730 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 4,920 jobs | $47,990 | $60,630 | $78,380 | $102,260 | $132,880 | $77,710 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1,970 jobs | $47,200 | $51,880 | $61,460 | $72,160 | $82,560 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 1,100 jobs | $43,730 | $43,730 | $50,260 | $60,010 | $74,560 | $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 Portland Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
Portland State University and University of Portland: four accredited programs in Portland.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Portland?
A nonresident undergraduate in Portland pays $17,640 more a year at Portland State University, per the IPEDS report of each Portland school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Portland?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Portland median is $109,860; the top tenth earn over $202,630.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Portland Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Portland stands out for operations analytics.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Portland?
27 online programs say a resident of the Portland metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Portland, none of them names Oregon and Washington as closed. Closer to home, Portland State University lists an online format among the Portland programs above.
Other city guides in Oregon and Washington | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Seattle Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $146,080 |
Every accredited program in Oregon, with statewide pay and job growth.
Every accredited program in Washington, 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.
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