- Two programs nearby, in Shippensburg and Middletown; none in the city itself. 2 bachelor’s.
- Bachelor’s tuition and fees run $13,394 to $26,668 a year. Rates are as each school reports them to IPEDS.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $10,724 extra per year at the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg. Shippensburg University also charges nonresidents more.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $104,820. Middle half $81,840 to $131,750; nationally $107,230.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Harrisburg metro as the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan statistical area: three counties, two central and one outlying. Every Harrisburg figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Carlisle and Harrisburg
- Central counties
- Cumberland County and Dauphin County
- Outlying counties
- Perry County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
No accredited supply chain program has a campus in Harrisburg itself. The nearest are two programs elsewhere in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro, at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg and the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg in Middletown. By level, the programs near Harrisburg are two bachelor’s.
Not ranked
Supply Chain Management, BSBA
Shippensburg, PA
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
- Lowest in-state tuition of the 2 Harrisburg-area bachelor’s programs
- Highest six-year graduation rate of the 2 Harrisburg-area bachelor’s schools
More about this program
Shippensburg University's BSBA in supply chain management comes from the AACSB-accredited John L. Grove College of Business. Its 120 credits divide into 46 credits of general education, a 38- to 41-credit business core, an 18-credit major and 15 to 18 credits of free electives. The five required major courses are Strategic Procurement, Managing Quality and Continuous Improvement, Integrated Supply Chain Systems, Data Mining for Supply Chain Management, and Global Logistics Systems. A sixth course comes from a list that ranges from cost determination and risk management to GIS and Python programming. A 4+1 option lets you pair the BSBA with the MS in Supply Chain Analysis, and the program page also lists a logistics management concentration.
Not ranked
Project and Supply Chain Management, B.S. (Capital)
Middletown, PA
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Penn State Harrisburg's Bachelor of Science in Project and Supply Chain Management pairs two disciplines in one 120-credit degree, with 45 general education credits and 96 credits of major requirements, 21 of which overlap. Prescribed courses include Supply Chain Management, Operations Planning and Control, Purchasing and Materials Management, and Project Planning and Resource Management. You also choose between paired options such as Project Portfolio Management or Warehousing and Terminal Management, and Transport Systems or Logistics Systems Analysis and Design, and you complete an international business course, an analytics course and a strategy course. Entry to the major requires a C or better in five courses: financial and managerial accounting, microeconomics, rhetoric and composition, calculus, and introductory statistics. You can begin at any Penn State campus and finish at Harrisburg, and the bulletin also lists an integrated bachelor's and master's pathway.
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 near Harrisburg. 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.
Residency
The public universities with a bachelor’s near Harrisburg are the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg and Shippensburg University. At each public near Harrisburg, a Pennsylvania resident pays less than a nonresident.
At the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, the widest gap near Harrisburg, residents pay $15,944 a year and nonresidents $26,668. At Shippensburg University the gap is $2,254.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Harrisburg-area schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg Public, PA · undergraduate, per year | $15,944 | $26,668 | $10,724 |
| Shippensburg University Public, PA · undergraduate, per year | $13,394 | $15,648 | $2,254 |
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 Harrisburg and Shippensburg 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 30,254 transportation and warehousing jobs at 611 employers in the Harrisburg metro for 2023, and 13,339 more in wholesale trade.
Harrisburg clears none of the concentration thresholds below, so this Harrisburg 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 a Harrisburg resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Harrisburg, none of them names Pennsylvania as closed.
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
The programs near Harrisburg are two bachelor’s. Shippensburg University has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s near Harrisburg, $13,394 a year.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
Beyond Harrisburg, 27 online programs state they enroll Pennsylvania residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Harrisburg run from $50,960 at the 10th percentile to $125,420 at the 90th, with the median at $88,000.
- 4
Aim At The Roles Harrisburg Concentrates
Logisticians are Harrisburg’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 2.05 times the national share, median $88,000 in Harrisburg.
Cost
For a Harrisburg-area bachelor’s, tuition and fees run $13,394 to $26,668 a year. Harrisburg sits at 98.7 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
BLS counts Harrisburg’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Harrisburg their median is $104,820, against $107,230 nationally. Harrisburg logisticians earn $88,000 at the median, and the middle half of them $64,670 to $105,480.
Two of the nine occupations below pay more in Harrisburg than nationally. At Harrisburg’s prices, the logistician median is worth $89,204 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Harrisburg metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 150 jobs | $84,280 | $102,450 | $134,660 | $164,270 | $181,810 | $148,080 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 600 jobs | $71,310 | $81,840 | $104,820 | $131,750 | $169,350 | $107,230 |
| Industrial Production Managers 370 jobs | $72,210 | $80,660 | $102,880 | $129,550 | $174,370 | $126,060 |
| Logisticians 1,110 jobs | $50,960 | $64,670 | $88,000 | $105,480 | $125,420 | $82,320 |
| Operations Research Analysts 250 jobs | $62,340 | $70,450 | $80,870 | $99,440 | $118,270 | $88,940 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 1,330 jobs | $51,520 | $62,840 | $76,940 | $93,830 | $109,970 | $80,730 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 1,180 jobs | $44,280 | $56,440 | $75,420 | $96,000 | $114,670 | $77,710 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 100 jobs | $43,730 | $48,390 | $59,750 | $71,540 | $77,380 | $52,260 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 590 jobs | $37,950 | $47,000 | $58,710 | $66,750 | $78,540 | $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 Near Harrisburg Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
None has a campus in Harrisburg itself. The nearest are Shippensburg University in Shippensburg and The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg in Middletown: two accredited programs across the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay Near Harrisburg?
A nonresident undergraduate near Harrisburg pays $10,724 more a year at the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg and $2,254 more a year at Shippensburg University, per the IPEDS report of each Harrisburg-area school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Harrisburg?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Harrisburg median is $104,820; the top tenth earn over $169,350.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Harrisburg?
27 online programs say a Harrisburg resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Harrisburg, none of them names Pennsylvania as closed.
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 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $107,740 |
| Erie Erie, PA | 2 | $98,050 |
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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