- 12 programs at 10 schools. 2 associate degrees, 8 bachelor’s, 2 master’s.
- In-state bachelor’s rates start at $11,583. As reported to IPEDS.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $24,800 extra per year at The Citadel. Four other public universities also charge nonresidents more.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $106,860. Nationally $107,230; logisticians earn $80,330.
- Annual supply chain openings: about 2,220. Fastest growth to 2034: logisticians, +25.2%.
- ACM discounts tuition in member states. 205 programs qualify.
By level, South Carolina has two associate degrees, eight bachelor’s and two master’s. In South Carolina, AACSB accredits the schools of 10 programs and ACBSP accredits two directly.
University of South Carolina offers the most in South Carolina: three programs, from bachelor’s and master’s study.
Verified supply chain programs in South Carolina, at a glance | Program | Level | Tuition |
| University of South Carolina Operations and Supply Chain, B.S.B.A. | Bachelor’s | $12,688 a year, in-state |
| The Citadel Business Administration – Supply Chain Management, B.S.B.A. | Bachelor’s | $12,570 a year, in-state |
| College of Charleston Supply Chain Management, B.S. | Bachelor’s | $12,978 a year, in-state |
| Winthrop University Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Logistics & Supply Chain Management | Bachelor’s | $15,956 a year, in-state |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration | Bachelor’s | $11,583 a year, in-state |
| University of South Carolina One-Year MBA, Operations and Supply Chain functional specialization | MBA | |
| University of South Carolina Professional MBA, Operations and Supply Chain Management concentration | MBA | |
Each row jumps to the program’s card below. A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.
Not ranked
Operations and Supply Chain, B.S.B.A.
Columbia, SC
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
- Highest six-year graduation rate of the 5 South Carolina bachelor’s schools
More about this program
South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business awards a 123-hour BSBA in operations and supply chain. The major requires Business Process Management, then Supply Chain Planning and Execution or an operations and supply chain capstone project, two further courses from a set list and one more from another list, plus 6 hours of upper-level business electives. You also complete 9 hours with international content, at least 3 from an approved list. Admission is for fall only and asks for a 3.25 cumulative GPA and calculus with a C or better, with a 3.0 expected after the first year. Optional concentrations in business analytics (9 hours) and sustainability in business (12 hours) can be added.
Not ranked
Business Administration – Supply Chain Management, B.S.B.A.
Charleston, SC
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
The Citadel offers supply chain management as a major within its Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, taught through the Baker School of Business in Charleston. The major is 24 credit hours: four required courses, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, and Purchasing and Materials Management, plus four electives, two of them from supply chain courses. Students also take the business core, where each course needs a grade of C or higher, along with a business elective and three general electives. Cadets in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets need 121 hours to graduate, plus the required leadership, ROTC, and physical education requirements. Outside class, you can join the Supply Chain Management Club, affiliated with CSCMP, and the Port Club, a student offshoot of the Charleston Propeller Club that meets on maritime and trade topics.
Not ranked
Supply Chain Management, B.S.
Charleston, SC
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
The College of Charleston's B.S. in supply chain management requires 60 or more credit hours in the major, with a business core in accounting, economics, business law, management, marketing and finance alongside statistics, operations and information systems courses. Supply chain requirements include Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Lean and Six Sigma, Supply Chain Planning and Analysis, Global Logistics, and Supply Chain and Operations Strategy, plus 6 elective credits. The department says you can focus on green supply chain, risk management or procurement, earn a Microsoft Excel certification, work in SAP, and complete capstone projects with local companies. Internships, available for 1 to 3 credits, usually happen in the junior and senior years with regional manufacturers. Charleston's port and manufacturing base is part of the program's appeal, and study abroad options include Costa Rica, Brazil and Greece.
Not ranked
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Rock Hill, SC
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Winthrop University's College of Business and Technology runs a logistics and supply chain management option inside its 120-hour BSBA degree. The 18-hour option covers Introduction to Global Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Distribution Design, Implementation, and Analytics, a Logistics and Supply Chain Strategic Seminar, Fundamentals of Project Management and International Management, plus one international course in marketing, trade or finance. The business program also requires an applied analytics course and a high-impact practice such as an internship, study abroad, research or service learning. A senior capstone project has you analyze data and make strategic decisions in a real business context, and alumni and local professionals speak to classes. Upper-level business courses require a 2.0 GPA, 54 completed hours and a C- or better in HMXP 102.
Not ranked
Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Spartanburg, SC
- On campus
- Fully online
- AACSB-accredited business school
- Lowest in-state tuition of the 5 South Carolina bachelor’s programs
- The only one of the 5 verified South Carolina programs with an online format
More about this program
Both the in-person and fully online paths through this Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree cover 120 credit hours, including Global Strategic Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Distribution Management, and Supply Chain Management Systems. Electives round out the major, with choices like Procurement Management, Supply Chain Analytics, International Trade Compliance, and Project Management. Located along the Interstate 85 corridor at the heart of South Carolina's manufacturing hub, the program connects students to internship and co-op opportunities with companies including BMW Manufacturing, Amazon, and UPS. Graduates are pointed toward career paths in supply chain logistics management, procurement, operational excellence, and international trade, and can add certification in these areas after finishing the degree.
Not ranked
One-Year MBA, Operations and Supply Chain functional specialization
Columbia, SC
- MBA specialization
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Four courses, 12 credit hours beyond the core, make up the Operations and Supply Chain functional specialization in the Darla Moore School's One-Year MBA. Two courses are required and two come from an elective list. The coursework covers lean systems, six-sigma methodologies, project management, strategic sourcing, logistics and distribution, and supply chain modeling and optimization. A capstone consulting course puts student teams on a live operations or supply chain improvement project with an actual organization. The school says the capstone can lead to a Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Electives include an APICS class that the school describes as preparation for the first four of five module exams of the APICS CPIM certification.
Not ranked
Professional MBA, Operations and Supply Chain Management concentration
Columbia, SC
- MBA concentration
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
A minimum of four electives in one area completes the operations and supply chain management concentration in the Professional MBA at the Darla Moore School of Business. The school says it develops core skills in process design and improvement, forecasting and demand management, capacity planning, inventory management, global sourcing, supplier management and supply chain risk management. Elective courses let you go further in project management, innovation and service operations. The concentration appears on your transcript but not the diploma, and the school recommends listing it in the education section of your resume. You can also add an optional 12-credit graduate certificate to the MBA.
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 South Carolina. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: five are bachelor’s programs placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes, and two were found in this site’s crawl of AACSB-accredited schools’ own program pages, and AACSB’s supply chain list, which the national rankings are built from, doesn’t name them.
Also Accredited In South Carolina
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.
Programs tagged “Found on the school’s site” sit in AACSB-accredited business schools and were found in this site’s crawl of those schools’ own program pages. AACSB’s supply chain list doesn’t name them, so they are ranked nowhere; each one links to the school’s page, and a concentration is labeled with the degree it belongs to.
For a bachelor’s, University of South Carolina Upstate reports the lowest in-state rate in South Carolina, $11,583 a year, and Winthrop University the highest, $15,956.
Bachelor’s Programs In South Carolina
Bachelor’s in supply chain management programs in South Carolina, by in-state tuition | Program | In-State Tuition And Fees | Out-Of-State | Graduation Rate |
| University of South Carolina Upstate SC · Campus and online | $11,583 | $23,085 | 42% |
| The Citadel SC · On campus | $12,570 | $37,370 | 73% |
| University of South Carolina SC · On campus | $12,688 | $34,943 | 78% |
| College of Charleston SC · On campus | $12,978 | $36,858 | 65% |
| Winthrop University SC · On campus | $15,956 | $30,286 | 61% |
Tuition and fees are per year for the whole school, from IPEDS 2023-24; graduation rates are six-year, whole school.
In-State And Out-Of-State Tuition In South Carolina
Five South Carolina public universities report higher rates for nonresidents; the gap runs from $11,502 a year at University of South Carolina Upstate to $24,800 at The Citadel. For a South Carolina student, residency at The Citadel is worth about $99,200 over four years.
South Carolina belongs to one regional tuition exchange. ACM is open to South Carolina residents for undergraduate and graduate study. Besides South Carolina, 13 member states have 205 programs, 51 of them in Texas.
If the program you want isn’t offered in South Carolina, an exchange can keep a campus over the border near South Carolina’s in-state cost. Before applying, South Carolina students should ask each school whether ACM covers its degree.
- Academic Common Market, run by SREB: in-state tuition at an out-of-state school for a program that public institutions in your home state don’t offer.
South Carolina borders Georgia and North Carolina. Together South Carolina’s neighbors have 47 accredited programs, 26 of them in Georgia, more than South Carolina has itself.
Next door, the lowest stated graduate total a South Carolina student could find is $11,010. Georgia shares a tuition exchange with South Carolina.
Accredited supply chain programs in the states bordering South Carolina | Neighboring State | Programs | Lowest Graduate Total | Lowest Bachelor’s Rate A Year |
| Georgia Shares ACM with South Carolina | 26 | $11,010, Georgia Southern University | $3,283 ($10,189 nonresident), Dalton State College |
| North Carolina South region | 21 | $22,140, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke | $3,571 ($7,571 nonresident), The University of North Carolina at Pembroke |
Note: A blank cell means that state has no program with a verified figure.
Graduate totals are read from each school’s program page; bachelor’s rates are IPEDS 2023-24, per year, for the whole school.
None of the 12 South Carolina directory listings names an online format; a South Carolina resident studying online would enroll elsewhere.
Residency can still matter online for a South Carolina student: The Citadel charges South Carolina’s nonresidents $24,800 more a year on campus; a South Carolina student should check whether its online rate differs.
For a South Carolina student, these are the six lowest online master’s totals we list; Georgia Southern University, Clayton State University and Georgia College & State University are based next to South Carolina.
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page doesn’t state that figure.
Online totals as each school states them. The online degree ranking and the online master’s ranking list each program’s online tuition and any campus residency.
In South Carolina, purchasing managers earn the highest median of these occupations, $131,720. Logisticians in South Carolina earn a median of $80,330, below the $82,320 national figure; South Carolina’s lowest-paid tenth earn under $49,460 and the top tenth over $123,640.
For transportation, storage and distribution managers in South Carolina, the occupation that includes supply chain managers, the median is $106,860, with the 10th percentile at $68,150 and the 90th at $199,970. On the procurement side, South Carolina’s purchasing managers earn a median of $131,720 and its buyers and purchasing agents $75,550, across 6,150 jobs.
Supply chain occupations in South Carolina: jobs and median pay | Occupation | Jobs | Median In South Carolina | U.S. Median |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 3,460 | $106,860 | $107,230 |
| Logisticians | 5,250 | $80,330 | $82,320 |
| Purchasing Managers | 830 | $131,720 | $148,080 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 6,150 | $75,550 | $77,710 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1,380 | $80,240 | $88,940 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 6,390 | $126,880 | $126,060 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 1,540 | $57,000 | $52,260 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 7,020 | $57,640 | $59,650 |
| Compliance Officers | 4,760 | $75,460 | $80,730 |
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. BLS publishes no separate wage for customs brokers. They are counted inside compliance officers, an occupation that spans government, finance and healthcare, so figures for the whole occupation describe far more than customs work.
Pay And The Cost Of Living In South Carolina
At 93.7 for 2024, South Carolina’s BEA price level sits 6.3% under the U.S. average, so South Carolina’s $80,330 logistician median buys what $85,686 would nationally. Adjusted that way, South Carolina ranks 21st of 51 for logistician pay.
Supply Chain Pay By Metro Area In South Carolina
Sumter, SC pays South Carolina’s highest logistician median, $93,640, $13,310 above the South Carolina figure. Metros crossing into North Carolina and Georgia count their jobs outside South Carolina too.
Median pay for logisticians and transportation, storage and distribution managers in South Carolina metro areas | Metro Area | Logistician Median | Managers Median |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2,330 logistician jobs | $79,000 | $118,100 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,410 logistician jobs | $82,780 | $100,610 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 1,100 logistician jobs | $76,890 | $109,520 |
| Spartanburg, SC 620 logistician jobs | $82,950 | $111,660 |
| Columbia, SC 490 logistician jobs | $75,800 | $101,030 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 460 logistician jobs | $84,090 | $124,100 |
| Florence, SC 170 logistician jobs | $75,240 | $106,860 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 80 logistician jobs | $57,480 | $101,770 |
Note: A blank cell means BLS publishes no estimate for that metro.
South Carolina Pay Against Its Neighbors
North Carolina pays logisticians the most here, $80,780; South Carolina is second of 3 at $80,330. Adjusted for prices, South Carolina comes out on top, at $85,686 in national terms.
Logistician and manager pay in South Carolina and the states it borders | State | Logistician Median | Managers Median | Logistician, Price-Adjusted |
| South Carolina (this page) 5,250 logistician jobs | $80,330 | $106,860 | $85,686 |
| Georgia 12,580 logistician jobs | $77,570 | $123,330 | $80,556 |
| North Carolina 7,860 logistician jobs | $80,780 | $106,100 | $85,639 |
Note: Price-adjusted pay divides the median by BEA’s state price level. A blank cell means no estimate.
South Carolina’s largest by headcount: production, planning, and expediting clerks (7,020), then industrial production managers (6,390) and buyers and purchasing agents (6,150). South Carolina holds 1.6% of U.S. jobs in the managers’ occupation, and South Carolina logisticians are 2.1% of the U.S. total.
The managers’ occupation has 1.502 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina (location quotient 1.06), ranking South Carolina tenth of 50 and above the national share. In South Carolina, logisticians hold 2.277 jobs per 1,000 (1.41 quotient, seventh).
Compliance officers and operations research analysts are left out of this count: both occupations reach well beyond supply chain work. “The managers’ occupation” is transportation, storage and distribution managers. A location quotient of 1.0 means the occupation’s share of jobs matches the national share.
County Business Patterns counts 80,362 transportation and warehousing jobs at 3,747 South Carolina employers in 2023, plus 81,556 jobs in South Carolina’s wholesale trade. By that count South Carolina ranks 24th of 51 for transportation and warehousing employment.
Within it, warehousing and storage is South Carolina’s largest freight line, 27,508 jobs, followed by trucking at 21,938. Warehousing and storage employs 27,508 people at 413 South Carolina sites, 19th among the states. The best-paid of these lines in South Carolina is trucking, averaging $58,263 a year per job.
Logistics and wholesale industries in South Carolina: jobs, employers and average pay, 2023 | Industry | Jobs | Employers | Average Pay | Share Of U.S. Jobs |
| Transportation and warehousing | 80,362 | 3,747 | $51,204 | 1.2% |
| Truck transportation | 21,938 | 2,158 | $58,263 | 1.3% |
| Warehousing and storage | 27,508 | 413 | $47,761 | 1.7% |
| Support activities for transportation | 12,838 | 633 | $58,202 | 1.5% |
| Couriers and messengers | 13,524 | 175 | $43,429 | 1.1% |
| Air transportation | 1,343 | 63 | $43,245 | 0.2% |
| Water transportation | 67 | 14 | $87,463 | 0.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 81,556 | 4,810 | $74,731 | 1.3% |
Note: A blank cell means the Census Bureau withholds that figure to protect individual employers.
County Business Patterns 2023 (Census Bureau): employer establishments, mid-March employment and annual payroll; average pay is payroll divided by jobs. Rail is outside its scope. Shares compare with the 50 states and DC.
In South Carolina, logisticians grow fastest: +25.2%, from 4,730 jobs in 2024 to 5,920 in 2034, per South Carolina’s labor market office (U.S.: +16.7%). The slowest in South Carolina is production, planning, and expediting clerks, at +4.5%.
Across its six core supply chain occupations, South Carolina expects about 2,220 openings a year. All six grow faster in South Carolina than across the U.S.
Projected employment for supply chain occupations in South Carolina, 2024 to 2034 | Occupation | 2024 Jobs | 2034 | Change | Openings A Year | U.S. Change |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 2,710 | 3,000 | +11% | 250 | +6% |
| Logisticians | 4,730 | 5,920 | +25.2% | 580 | +16.7% |
| Purchasing Managers | 920 | 1,000 | +9.5% | 80 | +3.1% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1,190 | 1,530 | +29.3% | 110 | +21.5% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 6,600 | 7,220 | +9.4% | 530 | +1.9% |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 2,140 | 2,350 | +9.5% | 190 | +8.5% |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 6,060 | 6,340 | +4.5% | 590 | -1.8% |
| Compliance Officers | 4,960 | 5,350 | +7.8% | 430 | +2.9% |
Long-term projections from each state’s labor market information office, published through Projections Central (jobs.scworks.org). Openings count new jobs plus workers who retire or change careers. The core occupations leave out compliance officers and operations research analysts.
Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers In South Carolina
South Carolina has 3,460 transportation, storage and distribution managers. Their median, $106,860, puts South Carolina 21st of 52. The middle half of South Carolina’s pay for this occupation runs from $83,780 to $145,310, and the outer tenths reach $68,150 and $199,970. At 1.502 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina, its location quotient is 1.06 (tenth). South Carolina’s labor office projects +11% to 2034, about 250 openings a year.
Logisticians In South Carolina
South Carolina has 5,250 logisticians. Their median, $80,330, puts South Carolina 27th of 52. The middle half of South Carolina’s pay for this occupation runs from $61,810 to $99,590, and the outer tenths reach $49,460 and $123,640. At 2.277 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina, its location quotient is 1.41 (seventh). South Carolina’s labor office projects +25.2% to 2034, about 580 openings a year.
Purchasing Managers In South Carolina
South Carolina has 830 purchasing managers. Their median, $131,720, puts South Carolina 33rd of 51. The middle half of South Carolina’s pay for this occupation runs from $102,770 to $165,070, and the outer tenths reach $83,210 and $201,790. At 0.358 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina, its location quotient is 0.66 (34th). South Carolina’s labor office projects +9.5% to 2034, about 80 openings a year.
Buyers And Purchasing Agents In South Carolina
South Carolina has 6,150 buyers and purchasing agents. Their median, $75,550, puts South Carolina 26th of 52. The middle half of South Carolina’s pay for this occupation runs from $58,430 to $98,230, and the outer tenths reach $45,700 and $123,340. At 2.669 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina, its location quotient is 0.84 (38th).
Operations Research Analysts In South Carolina
South Carolina has 1,380 operations research analysts. Their median, $80,240, puts South Carolina 35th of 48. The middle half of South Carolina’s pay for this occupation runs from $62,890 to $102,540, and the outer tenths reach $52,500 and $125,700. At 0.6 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina, its location quotient is 0.86 (18th). South Carolina’s labor office projects +29.3% to 2034, about 110 openings a year.
Industrial Production Managers In South Carolina
South Carolina has 6,390 industrial production managers. Their median, $126,880, puts South Carolina 18th of 51. The middle half of South Carolina’s pay for this occupation runs from $100,490 to $161,270, and the outer tenths reach $80,510 and $204,910. At 2.771 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina, its location quotient is 1.75 (fourth). South Carolina’s labor office projects +9.4% to 2034, about 530 openings a year.
Cargo And Freight Agents In South Carolina
South Carolina has 1,540 cargo and freight agents. Their median, $57,000, puts South Carolina 15th of 49. The middle half of South Carolina’s pay for this occupation runs from $48,480 to $66,290, and the outer tenths reach $46,220 and $77,530. At 0.669 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina, its location quotient is 1.06 (13th). South Carolina’s labor office projects +9.5% to 2034, about 190 openings a year.
Production, Planning, And Expediting Clerks In South Carolina
South Carolina has 7,020 production, planning, and expediting clerks. Their median, $57,640, puts South Carolina 33rd of 52. The middle half of South Carolina’s pay for this occupation runs from $47,300 to $74,170, and the outer tenths reach $39,810 and $87,850. At 3.043 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina, its location quotient is 1.21 (ninth). South Carolina’s labor office projects +4.5% to 2034, about 590 openings a year.
Compliance Officers In South Carolina
South Carolina has 4,760 compliance officers. Their median, $75,460, puts South Carolina 30th of 52. The middle half of South Carolina’s pay for this occupation runs from $56,060 to $101,560, and the outer tenths reach $44,990 and $133,820. At 2.067 jobs per 1,000 in South Carolina, its location quotient is 0.77 (41st). South Carolina’s labor office projects +7.8% to 2034, about 430 openings a year.
Pay and percentiles from BLS OEWS (May 2025); state ranks count the states, DC and Puerto Rico with an estimate. Each occupation’s salary page carries its national, state and metro detail.
Counting shipments that start, end or stay in South Carolina, the Freight Analysis Framework estimates 335.5 million tons of freight worth $592.1 billion moved in 2024. That ranks South Carolina 23rd of 51 by value and 28th by weight, and 51.1% of its tonnage never leaves the state.
By value, motor vehicles and mixed freight lead South Carolina’s freight. By weight, South Carolina moves mostly gravel and natural gas and fossil products. In South Carolina, trucks carry 77.6% of the tons, pipelines 9.6% and rail 6.9%.
South Carolina’s largest domestic trading partner is North Carolina ($70.0 billion, both directions), then Georgia and Texas. South Carolina exported $36.5 billion of freight, mostly to Europe, and imported $57.4 billion, mostly from Europe. The framework forecasts South Carolina’s tonnage to grow 62.5% by 2050 and its real value 113.4%.
The five largest commodities by value in South Carolina freight, 2024 | Commodity | Value, 2024 | Share Of Value |
| Motor vehicles By value, first in South Carolina | $74.0 billion | 12.5% |
| Mixed freight By value, second in South Carolina | $53.9 billion | 9.1% |
| Plastics and rubber By value, third in South Carolina | $53.7 billion | 9.1% |
| Machinery By value, fourth in South Carolina | $52.5 billion | 8.9% |
| Electronics By value, fifth in South Carolina | $45.4 billion | 7.7% |
Freight Analysis Framework 5.7.1 (BTS and FHWA): 2024 estimates in current dollars; the 2050 value forecast is in constant 2017 dollars. Trading-partner values combine freight in both directions.
South Carolina’s programs fall across seven Census areas, led by Charleston-North Charleston, SC with three schools.
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC (metro area): College of Charleston, The Citadel and Trident Technical College.
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC (metro area): Clemson University and Greenville Technical College.
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (metro area): Winthrop University.
The area crosses into NC.
- Columbia, SC (metro area): University of South Carolina.
- Florence, SC (metro area): Francis Marion University.
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC (metro area): Coastal Carolina University.
- Spartanburg, SC (metro area): University of South Carolina Upstate.
Areas are Census Bureau CBSAs (July 2023), assigned by each school’s county.
South Carolina has three city pages: Charleston, SC, Charlotte and Greenville, SC.
City pages for South Carolina metro areas | City | Programs | Logistician Median |
| Charleston, SC Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 3 | $82,780 |
| Charlotte Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $79,000 |
| Greenville, SC Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $76,890 |
Each city page lists the programs with a campus in the city itself (where there is none, the nearest in its metro, and the page says “near”), with pay for every supply chain occupation across the metro. A metro that crosses a state line is listed under each state it reaches.
- Start with the level: South Carolina’s 12 listings split into two associate degrees, eight bachelor’s and two master’s.
- Stay in state if you can. At The Citadel, a South Carolina resident pays $12,570 a year against $37,370 for everyone else.
- Ask about ACM before ruling out a school outside South Carolina; South Carolina’s residents can use it for undergraduate and graduate study.
- Match the program to where you’ll work: in South Carolina, Sumter, SC pays logisticians most, $93,640 against $80,330 statewide.
- Look at demand too: in South Carolina, logisticians grow fastest, +25.2% by 2034.
How Many Supply Chain Management Programs Are In South Carolina?
This directory lists 12 accredited supply chain programs in South Carolina, at 10 schools: two associate degrees, eight bachelor’s and two master’s.
How Much Does A Supply Chain Management Degree Cost In South Carolina?
For a bachelor’s in South Carolina, in-state tuition and fees per year run from $11,583 to $15,956, as schools report them to IPEDS.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Make In South Carolina?
In South Carolina, the occupation counting supply chain managers pays a median of $106,860 across 3,460 jobs, against $107,230 nationally.
How Much Do Logisticians Make In South Carolina?
The logistician median in South Carolina is $80,330, across 5,250 jobs. At South Carolina’s price level of 93.7 (U.S. = 100), it buys what $85,686 would nationally.
Which South Carolina Metro Area Pays Supply Chain Workers The Most?
Sumter, SC has South Carolina’s highest logistician median, $93,640. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC pays South Carolina’s managers’ occupation the most, $124,100.
How Does South Carolina Supply Chain Pay Compare With Neighboring States?
Of the 3 states compared with South Carolina, North Carolina pays logisticians the most, $80,780; South Carolina ranks second at $80,330. After adjusting for prices, South Carolina ranks first.
How Many Logistics Jobs Are In South Carolina?
Census County Business Patterns counts 80,362 transportation and warehousing jobs in South Carolina for 2023, 27,508 of them in warehousing and storage. BLS counts 5,250 South Carolina logisticians, the planners who run those flows.
Which Supply Chain Job Pays The Most In South Carolina?
Purchasing managers earn South Carolina’s highest supply chain median, $131,720, then industrial production managers at $126,880.
Is Supply Chain Management In Demand In South Carolina?
South Carolina’s labor market office expects logisticians in South Carolina to grow 25.2% by 2034, against 16.7% nationally, and South Carolina expects about 2,220 openings a year across South Carolina’s six core supply chain occupations.
Can South Carolina Residents Get A Tuition Discount At Out-Of-State Schools?
Yes. South Carolina is in ACM. ACM reaches 205 accredited programs outside South Carolina and covers undergraduate and graduate study for South Carolina residents. Before applying, South Carolina students should ask whether ACM covers the program.
National, state and metro pay for production, planning, and expediting clerks.
Programs, pay and logistics jobs in the Charleston, SC metro.
Programs, pay and logistics jobs in the Charlotte metro.
26 accredited programs next door.
21 accredited programs next door.
Bachelor’s degrees you can finish online from South Carolina.
Every state, with its accredited programs and a link to its page.
What each job involves and the degree path into it.
