- Six programs at three schools. 4 bachelor’s, 2 master’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $103,750. Middle half $75,100 to $150,180; nationally $107,230.
- Logisticians earn a median of $77,610. The 10th to 90th percentiles run $45,550 to $132,900.
- Local prices sit at 96.3 on BEA’s index. The U.S. average is 100.
- A location quotient of 1.53 for production, planning, and expediting clerks. 4,210 jobs, the most concentrated supply chain occupation here.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Nashville metro as the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metropolitan statistical area: 14 counties, four central and 10 outlying. Every Nashville figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Franklin, Murfreesboro, Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) and Smyrna
- Central counties
- Davidson County, Sumner County, Williamson County and Wilson County
- Outlying counties
- Cannon County, Cheatham County, Dickson County, Hickman County, Macon County, Maury County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Smith County and Trousdale County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Nashville has six accredited supply chain programs, at Tennessee State University, Belmont University and Lipscomb University. By level, Nashville has four bachelor’s and two master’s. In Nashville, Tennessee State University lists the most, three.
Not ranked
MBA, Supply Chain Management concentration
Nashville, TN
- MBA concentration
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Supply chain is one of five concentration areas in Lipscomb's 36-credit MBA, taught in person at the Nashville campus. The school describes the concentration as a way to build resilient, end-to-end operations, and says concentration courses are typically offered online throughout the year. You can finish in 22 months, or in 11 months on the Fast Track, which meets two nights per week and starts only in June. Regular entry points are June and August. Tuition is $1,110 per credit hour, and the school lists total tuition of $39,960. Applicants submit a resume, personal statement, transcripts, two professional recommendations and complete a short interview.
Not ranked
Master of Business Administration, Traditional Option, Supply Chain concentration
Nashville, TN
- MBA concentration
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Evening classes from 5:30-8:30 PM, Monday through Thursday, at the Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site in downtown Nashville define the traditional MBA option, which runs 12 courses and 36 hours of credit. You can stay with general business or specialize in accounting, management information systems, finance or supply chain. The concentration comes from the electives: 3 elective courses in one area, for 9 hours. The College of Business describes the program as built for working professionals and non-traditional students.
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 Nashville. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: 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 Nashville
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.
Economy
County Business Patterns counts 65,047 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,637 employers in the Nashville metro for 2023, and 39,109 more in wholesale trade.
Nashville clears none of the concentration thresholds below, so this Nashville guide leads with programs and cost.
Supply chain occupations in the Nashville metro by concentration | Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 4,210 | 1.53 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 1,030 | 1.49 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 2,000 | 1.15 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 1,680 | 1.08 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 3,200 | 1.08 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 3,660 | 1.05 |
| Purchasing Managers | 570 | 0.95 |
| Logisticians | 1,580 | 0.89 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 450 | 0.59 |
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 Nashville resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Nashville, none of them names Tennessee as closed.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Tennessee 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
Nashville offers four bachelor’s and two master’s.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
Beyond Nashville, 27 online programs state they enroll Tennessee residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Nashville run from $45,550 at the 10th percentile to $132,900 at the 90th, with the median at $77,610.
- 4
Aim At The Roles Nashville Concentrates
Production, planning, and expediting clerks are Nashville’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.53 times the national share, median $56,270 in Nashville.
Cost
Nashville sits at 96.3 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
BLS counts Nashville’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Nashville their median is $103,750, against $107,230 nationally. Nashville logisticians earn $77,610 at the median, and the middle half of them $53,710 to $98,640.
No of the nine occupations below pay more in Nashville than nationally. At Nashville’s prices, the logistician median is worth $80,560 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Nashville metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 570 jobs | $100,250 | $121,290 | $140,410 | $191,250 | $239,370 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 2,000 jobs | $82,260 | $99,110 | $118,440 | $148,920 | $201,080 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 1,680 jobs | $59,500 | $75,100 | $103,750 | $150,180 | $186,980 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 450 jobs | $46,150 | $53,340 | $79,140 | $98,490 | $129,840 | $88,940 |
| Logisticians 1,580 jobs | $45,550 | $53,710 | $77,610 | $98,640 | $132,900 | $82,320 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 3,660 jobs | $44,500 | $52,890 | $68,130 | $86,420 | $109,990 | $77,710 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 3,200 jobs | $44,730 | $57,280 | $62,210 | $83,810 | $117,610 | $80,730 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 4,210 jobs | $41,740 | $47,640 | $56,270 | $64,960 | $80,870 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 1,030 jobs | $36,720 | $39,190 | $50,230 | $64,790 | $99,790 | $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 Nashville Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
Tennessee State University, Belmont University and Lipscomb University: six accredited programs in Nashville.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Nashville?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Nashville median is $103,750; the top tenth earn over $186,980.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Nashville?
27 online programs say a Nashville resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Nashville, none of them names Tennessee as closed.
Other city guides in Tennessee | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Memphis Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 3 | $106,170 |
Every accredited program in Tennessee, with statewide pay and job growth.
All 64 metros with an accredited program, searchable.
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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