Nearby Programs And Costs For Providence At A Glance
Two programs nearby, in Smithfield; none in the city itself. 1 bachelor’s, 1 master’s.
Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $110,000. Middle half $84,410 to $141,060; nationally $107,230.
Logisticians earn a median of $78,370. The 10th to 90th percentiles run $51,360 to $130,480.
Local prices sit at 101.8 on BEA’s index. The U.S. average is 100.
A location quotient of 1.09 for industrial production managers. 1,230 jobs, the most concentrated supply chain occupation here.
The metro
The Providence Metro This Guide Covers
The Census Bureau defines the Providence metro as the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan statistical area: six counties. The Providence metro reaches into Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Every Providence figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
Principal cities
Providence, RI and Warwick, RI
Counties
Bristol County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI and Washington County, RI
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Accredited Supply Chain Programs Near Providence
No accredited supply chain program has a campus in Providence itself. The nearest are two programs elsewhere in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro, at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. By level, the programs near Providence are one bachelor’s and one master’s.
Bryant's Global Supply Chain specialization asks MBA students for three required courses, Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Supply Chain Management, Advanced Supply Chain Integration, and Logistics of International Trade, worth nine credits total. You can take it inside the One-Year MBA, a 40-credit, full-time program that finishes in 12 months and includes a required Global Immersion Experience trip abroad, or the Two-Year MBA, a 37-credit evening program that meets two nights a week for 24 months while you keep working. Both on-campus tracks charge $3,735 per course, 13 courses for the one-year path and 12 for the two-year path. Neither requires a GMAT or GRE score to apply. Admission also asks for a completed application and an $80 fee, which Bryant waives for its own alumni, current students and military veterans.
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 Providence. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one doesn’t state enough of the figures its national ranking scores.
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.
Economy
What Providence’s Supply Chain Economy Looks Like
County Business Patterns counts 21,924 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,287 employers in the Providence metro for 2023, and 33,810 more in wholesale trade.
Providence clears none of the concentration thresholds below, so this Providence guide leads with programs and cost.
Supply chain occupations in the Providence metro by concentration
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
Online Programs A Providence Resident Can Enroll In
24 online programs say a resident of the Providence metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Providence metro, University of San Diego lists Rhode Island as closed, so Providence residents in Rhode Island can’t enroll. For the Providence metro, Middle Tennessee State University and East Texas A&M University list Massachusetts as closed, so Providence residents in Massachusetts can’t enroll.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents
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
How To Become A Supply Chain Professional In Providence
1
Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
The programs near Providence are one bachelor’s and one master’s.
2
Keep Working While You Study
Beyond Providence, 24 online programs state they enroll Rhode Island residents.
3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Providence run from $51,360 at the 10th percentile to $130,480 at the 90th, with the median at $78,370.
4
Aim At The Roles Providence Concentrates
Industrial production managers are Providence’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.09 times the national share, median $124,810 in Providence.
Cost
What It Costs To Study Near Providence
Providence sits at 101.8 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
Supply Chain Pay In The Providence Metro
BLS counts Providence’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Providence their median is $110,000, against $107,230 nationally. Providence logisticians earn $78,370 at the median, and the middle half of them $64,800 to $102,180.
Five of the nine occupations below pay more in Providence than nationally. At Providence’s prices, the logistician median is worth $77,005 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Providence metro by percentile
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
FAQ
Which Schools Near Providence Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
None has a campus in Providence itself. The nearest are Bryant University in Smithfield: two accredited programs across the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Providence?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Providence median is $110,000; the top tenth earn over $201,990.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Providence?
24 online programs say a resident of the Providence metro can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Providence metro, University of San Diego lists Rhode Island as closed, so Providence residents in Rhode Island can’t enroll. For the Providence metro, Middle Tennessee State University and East Texas A&M University list Massachusetts as closed, so Providence residents in Massachusetts can’t enroll.
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