- Four programs at two schools. 2 bachelor’s, 2 master’s.
- One graduate program states a total: $37,080. A bachelor’s runs $21,524 to $47,146 a year in tuition and fees.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $18,366 extra per year at University of Pittsburgh. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $101,600. Middle half $77,460 to $134,090; nationally $107,230.
- Two programs state STEM designation. Duquesne University bachelor’s and Duquesne University MS.
- 27 online programs take Pennsylvania residents. Among local programs, Duquesne University lists an online format.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Pittsburgh metro as the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan statistical area: eight counties, five central and three outlying. Every Pittsburgh figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Pittsburgh
- Central counties
- Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Washington County and Westmoreland County
- Outlying counties
- Armstrong County, Fayette County and Lawrence County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Pittsburgh has four accredited supply chain programs, at Duquesne University and University of Pittsburgh. By level, Pittsburgh has two bachelor’s and two master’s.
Ranked 24 of 45 master’s programs
Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MS-SCM) (STEM)
Pittsburgh, PA
- On campus
- Fully online
- STEM-designated
- No GMAT or GRE required
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Every course in Duquesne's Palumbo-Donahue School of Business supply chain management master's runs in a hybrid format or 100% online, both STEM-designated and built for working professionals. Hybrid students take in-person evening classes every other week with asynchronous work in between and can finish in five semesters, while the fully online track runs as a synchronous, cohort-based schedule for students anywhere. The degree is 30 credit hours, with a duration the school lists as 3 to 6 semesters, and either format lets you graduate in under two years. Tuition for 2026-2027 is $1,236 a credit. Coursework covers forecasting, inventory and demand management, sourcing and distribution, global fulfillment and sustainability, and the capstone has you consulting on a real supply chain challenge for a non-profit or corporate partner. GMAT and GRE scores are optional, and Duquesne reviews applications on a rolling basis.
Not ranked
Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Pittsburgh, PA
- On campus
- Fully online
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Thirty credits make up the University of Pittsburgh's STEM-focused Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, which full-time students can finish in two terms starting each fall. Part-time students can start in fall, spring, or summer instead, attending classes on campus or online alongside MBA students. Most students finish in 9 to 12 months. The Katz Graduate School of Business also offers a dual-degree pathway that pairs this degree with the MS Analytics and AI for Business, completed in as few as three semesters with room for a summer internship before graduation. Coursework builds broad supply chain knowledge in sourcing, logistics, planning, inventory, pricing, and consulting.
Not ranked
Supply Chain Management Major
Pittsburgh, PA
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
- Lowest in-state tuition of the 2 Pittsburgh bachelor’s programs
- Highest six-year graduation rate of the 2 Pittsburgh bachelor’s schools
More about this program
Fifteen of the 120 total academic credits in Pitt's Supply Chain Management major focus on the discipline itself, starting with Operations Management as a required core course and continuing into Managing Global Supply Chains, Purchasing and Supply Management, and Revenue Management. You then pick at least two electives from options such as Six Sigma, Simulation, Logistics and Transport Management, Sustainability in the Supply Chain and Operations, and Field Projects in Global Supply Chains. The program requires a cumulative GPA of 2.25 across SCM coursework and at least a C- in every course applied toward the major. Pitt Business is ranked the No. 12 public business program in the United States, and graduates go on to work in operations, industrial production, logistics, purchasing and distribution, and management consulting. Students may complete the major or the separate Supply Chain Management certificate, but not both.
Not ranked
Supply Chain Management (STEM)
Pittsburgh, PA
- On campus
- STEM-designated
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Duquesne's Palumbo-Donahue School of Business offers supply chain management as a STEM-designated major within its BSBA degree. The in-person degree takes a minimum of 120 credits over eight semesters: 19 in Bridges requirements, 54 in the business core, 18 in required major courses, 9 in major electives and 20 in open electives. Required courses are Supply Chain Process Improvement, SCM Information Systems and Technology, Global Transportation Logistics, Supply Management Procurement, Forecasting, Production, and Inventory Planning, and Strategic Supply Chain Management. Supply Chain Process Improvement carries a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification, and three designated courses with SAP content lead to an SAP Student Recognition Award through the SAP University Alliance. Major electives can include an internship, and the Center for Excellence in Supply Chain Management runs industry tours and case competitions.
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 Pittsburgh. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one doesn’t state enough of the figures its national ranking scores, and two are bachelor’s programs placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes.
Residency
The one public university with a bachelor’s in Pittsburgh is University of Pittsburgh. At that campus in Pittsburgh, a Pennsylvania resident pays less than a nonresident.
At University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, residents pay $21,524 a year and nonresidents $39,890. In Pittsburgh, Duquesne University charges one rate whatever a student’s state.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Pittsburgh schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| University of Pittsburgh Public, PA · undergraduate, per year | $21,524 | $39,890 | $18,366 |
| Duquesne University Private, PA · undergraduate, per year | $47,146 | $47,146 | One rate |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne 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.
STEM and OPT
Two Pittsburgh programs state STEM designation on the school’s own pages:
An F-1 student can work in the U.S. on optional practical training for 12 months after a degree; a degree in a field DHS designates as STEM adds a 24-month extension. Eligibility runs through the school’s designated school official; Study in the States has the terms.
Economy
County Business Patterns counts 42,735 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,635 employers in the Pittsburgh metro for 2023, and 43,188 more in wholesale trade.
Pittsburgh clears none of the concentration thresholds below, so this Pittsburgh guide leads with programs and cost.
Supply chain occupations in the Pittsburgh metro by concentration | Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,710 | 0.97 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 670 | 0.96 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 1,500 | 0.94 |
| Logisticians | 1,630 | 0.91 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 2,730 | 0.91 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 3,060 | 0.87 |
| Purchasing Managers | 460 | 0.76 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 430 | 0.55 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,300 | 0.46 |
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 Pittsburgh resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Pittsburgh, none of them names Pennsylvania as closed. Closer to home, Duquesne University lists an online format among the Pittsburgh 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
Pittsburgh offers two bachelor’s and two master’s. University of Pittsburgh has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Pittsburgh, $21,524 a year. With a degree already, Pittsburgh’s stated graduate totals start at $37,080.
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Keep Working While You Study
In Pittsburgh, Duquesne University lists an online format. Beyond Pittsburgh, 27 online programs state they enroll Pennsylvania residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Pittsburgh run from $50,130 at the 10th percentile to $119,770 at the 90th, with the median at $77,220.
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Aim At The Roles Pittsburgh Concentrates
Industrial production managers are Pittsburgh’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 0.97 times the national share, median $109,840 in Pittsburgh.
Cost
Duquesne University states a total for its Pittsburgh graduate program: $37,080. For a Pittsburgh bachelor’s, tuition and fees run $21,524 to $47,146 a year. Pittsburgh sits at 94.7 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Graduate supply chain programs in Pittsburgh, by total tuition | Program | Total Tuition | Per Credit | Credits |
| Duquesne University PA · Campus and online | $37,080 | $1,236 | 30 |
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.
Pay
BLS counts Pittsburgh’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Pittsburgh their median is $101,600, against $107,230 nationally. Pittsburgh logisticians earn $77,220 at the median, and the middle half of them $60,910 to $96,130.
One of the nine occupations below pay more in Pittsburgh than nationally. At Pittsburgh’s prices, the logistician median is worth $81,567 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Pittsburgh metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 460 jobs | $85,920 | $109,930 | $142,360 | $162,820 | $210,940 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 1,710 jobs | $72,570 | $86,000 | $109,840 | $139,040 | $177,790 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 1,500 jobs | $61,160 | $77,460 | $101,600 | $134,090 | $178,520 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 430 jobs | $52,920 | $60,510 | $82,560 | $104,360 | $123,920 | $88,940 |
| Logisticians 1,630 jobs | $50,130 | $60,910 | $77,220 | $96,130 | $119,770 | $82,320 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 2,730 jobs | $47,600 | $57,170 | $70,560 | $93,830 | $119,100 | $80,730 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 3,060 jobs | $42,960 | $55,080 | $69,990 | $87,660 | $110,820 | $77,710 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1,300 jobs | $40,000 | $47,770 | $59,760 | $74,280 | $91,480 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 670 jobs | $35,480 | $35,480 | $45,760 | $60,020 | $77,280 | $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 Pittsburgh Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
Duquesne University and University of Pittsburgh: four accredited programs in Pittsburgh.
Are Any Pittsburgh Supply Chain Programs STEM-Designated?
Yes: Duquesne University bachelor’s and Duquesne University MS. An F-1 graduate of one of these Pittsburgh programs can apply for the 24-month STEM OPT extension.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Pittsburgh?
A nonresident undergraduate in Pittsburgh pays $18,366 more a year at University of Pittsburgh, per the IPEDS report of each Pittsburgh school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Pittsburgh?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Pittsburgh median is $101,600; the top tenth earn over $178,520.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Pittsburgh?
27 online programs say a Pittsburgh resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Pittsburgh, none of them names Pennsylvania as closed. Closer to home, Duquesne University lists an online format among the Pittsburgh programs above.
Other city guides in Pennsylvania | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Philadelphia Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 4 | $121,570 |
| 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 |
| Erie Erie, PA | 2 | $98,050 |
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