- Two programs at two schools. 2 bachelor’s.
- One bachelor’s rate is on record: $15,944 a year. The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College reports it to IPEDS.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $10,724 extra per year at the Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $98,050. Middle half $74,700 to $118,490; nationally $107,230.
- 27 online programs take Pennsylvania residents. Among local programs, the Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College lists an online format.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Erie metro as the Erie, PA metropolitan statistical area: one county. Every Erie figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Erie
- County
- Erie County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Erie has two accredited supply chain programs, at Gannon University and the Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College. By level, Erie has two bachelor’s.
Not ranked
Project and Supply Chain Management, B.S. (Behrend)
Erie, PA
- On campus
- Fully online
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Project and Supply Chain Management combines project management with supply chain coursework across 120 credits, and Penn State offers it two ways: in person at the Erie, the Behrend College campus, or 100% online through World Campus. Entrance to the major requires a C or better in accounting, economics, English composition, math, and statistics courses. Online World Campus tuition for the 2026-27 year runs $644 per credit if you've earned 59 or fewer total credits, or $692 per credit once you pass 60, for students taking 11 or fewer credits a semester. You can pair the degree with a concurrent Enterprise Resource Planning certificate in SAP. Coursework builds skills in scheduling, resource coordination, risk control, operations, logistics, purchasing, and distribution, plus working knowledge of SAP processes for planning and materials management.
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 Erie. 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.
Also Accredited In Erie
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 Erie is the Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College. At that campus in Erie, a Pennsylvania resident pays less than a nonresident.
At the Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College, in Erie, residents pay $15,944 a year and nonresidents $26,668.
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College. 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 2,461 transportation and warehousing jobs at 169 employers in the Erie metro for 2023, and 3,527 more in wholesale trade.
Erie clears none of the concentration thresholds below, so this Erie guide leads with programs and cost.
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 an Erie resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Erie, none of them names Pennsylvania as closed. Closer to home, the Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College lists an online format among the Erie programs above.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Pennsylvania 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
- 1
Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
Erie offers two bachelor’s. The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Erie, $15,944 a year.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
In Erie, the Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College lists an online format. Beyond Erie, 27 online programs state they enroll Pennsylvania residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Erie run from $47,180 at the 10th percentile to $99,100 at the 90th, with the median at $71,380.
- 4
Aim At The Roles Erie Concentrates
Industrial production managers are Erie’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.42 times the national share, median $100,340 in Erie.
Cost
The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College reports $15,944 a year in tuition and fees for an Erie bachelor’s. Erie sits at 91.0 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
BLS counts Erie’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Erie their median is $98,050, against $107,230 nationally. Erie logisticians earn $71,380 at the median, and the middle half of them $55,300 to $84,300.
No of the seven occupations below pay more in Erie than nationally. At Erie’s prices, the logistician median is worth $78,483 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Erie metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 40 jobs | $85,280 | $104,920 | $135,580 | $180,340 | $227,800 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 270 jobs | $66,260 | $79,780 | $100,340 | $129,250 | $159,430 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 110 jobs | $59,870 | $74,700 | $98,050 | $118,490 | $143,240 | $107,230 |
| Logisticians 160 jobs | $47,180 | $55,300 | $71,380 | $84,300 | $99,100 | $82,320 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 210 jobs | $44,190 | $52,250 | $64,860 | $82,620 | $122,610 | $80,730 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 300 jobs | $39,820 | $48,260 | $61,920 | $82,500 | $107,570 | $77,710 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 180 jobs | $35,470 | $39,990 | $52,100 | $66,930 | $78,650 | $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
Which Schools In Erie Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
Gannon University and The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College: two accredited programs in Erie.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Erie?
A nonresident undergraduate in Erie pays $10,724 more a year at the Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College, per the IPEDS report of each Erie school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Erie?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Erie median is $98,050; the top tenth earn over $143,240.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Erie?
27 online programs say an Erie resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Erie, none of them names Pennsylvania as closed. Closer to home, the Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College lists an online format among the Erie programs above.
Other city guides in Pennsylvania | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Philadelphia Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 4 | $121,570 |
| Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $101,600 |
| Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 2 | $99,540 |
| Harrisburg Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 2 | $104,820 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $107,740 |
Every accredited program in Pennsylvania, with statewide pay and job growth.
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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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