- Four programs at two schools. 2 bachelor’s, 1 master’s, 1 doctorate.
- One graduate program states a total: $25,983. A bachelor’s runs $7,536 to $22,191 a year in tuition and fees.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $12,480 extra per year at University of Houston. University of Houston-Downtown also charges nonresidents more.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $105,420. Middle half $81,970 to $144,360; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: port and water freight. The strongest is 4,694 water transportation jobs, 3.14 times the national share.
- Two programs state STEM designation. University of Houston bachelor’s and University of Houston MS.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Houston metro as the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area: 10 counties, four central and six outlying. Every Houston figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Baytown, Conroe, Galveston, Houston, Pasadena, Sugar Land, Texas City and The Woodlands
- Central counties
- Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, Harris County and Waller County
- Outlying counties
- Austin County, Chambers County, Galveston County, Liberty County, Montgomery County and San Jacinto County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Houston has four accredited supply chain programs, at University of Houston and University of Houston-Downtown. By level, Houston has two bachelor’s, one master’s and one doctorate. In Houston, University of Houston lists the most, three.
Ranked 12 of 45 master’s programs
Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MS-SCM)
Houston, TX
- On campus
- Fully online
- STEM-designated
- GMAT or GRE waivable
- AACSB-accredited business school
- The only one of the 3 verified Houston programs with an online format
More about this program
Two formats lead to the same degree at the University of Houston's Bauer College: an in-class, face-to-face Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, and a fully online version offered under the UH Extend name. Either way, the STEM-certified program runs 30 credit hours, 18 in core supply chain courses and 12 in supply chain analytics, on a full-time or part-time schedule that finishes in 18 to 24 months. Courses cover demand and supply integration, strategic supply management, and global logistics management, ending with a Supply Chain Corporate Projects capstone where you work directly with companies on real challenges. Bauer estimates total cost at $31,500 for Texas residents and $47,000 for other US residents in the face-to-face program, or $25,983 online no matter where you live. Admission takes a four-year degree in any discipline, and GMAT or GRE waivers are considered upon request.
Ranked 15 of 147 bachelor’s programs
Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management
Houston, TX
- On campus
- STEM-designated
- AACSB-accredited business school
- Highest six-year graduation rate of the 2 Houston bachelor’s schools
More about this program
Bauer College designates this supply chain major as a STEM Advanced Degree, which qualifies international graduates for extended OPT employment. You can specialize further with concentrations in areas like analytics, strategic sourcing, or energy supply management, and the curriculum is shaped by input from the college's Supply Chain Industry Advisory Board and a forum representing more than 20 supply chain executives. Houston gives the program a location that includes the Port of Houston, the largest in the U.S. for international tonnage, three major airports, and extensive rail and trucking networks, plus 26 Fortune 500 headquarters nearby. Bauer says the program was ranked 8th in Gartner's 2024 list of the Top 25 North American Supply Chain Undergraduate Programs. Students take part in industry-sponsored projects, case competitions, internships, and co-op placements with employers across manufacturing, energy, technology, and healthcare.
Not ranked
Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management
Houston, TX
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
- Lowest in-state tuition of the 2 Houston bachelor’s programs
More about this program
Pairing this major with a minor in an area like engineering technology, marketing, or management gives UHD students a fuller view of supply chain strategy alongside the required coursework. The 120-credit-hour degree includes courses such as Purchasing Management, Materials Management, Supply Chain Logistics Management, Management of Supply Chain Contracts, and an Advanced Purchasing and Supply Management Seminar. UHD says its Marilyn Davies College of Business holds accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a distinction fewer than 5 percent of business programs worldwide have achieved. The curriculum is updated in consultation with the National Association of Purchasing Management-Houston and the local chapter of the National Institute for Governmental Purchasing. Graduates take on roles in materials and procurement, logistics, and transportation, where the school says they can directly affect a company's profitability.
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 Houston. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one is a bachelor’s program placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes.
Also Accredited In Houston
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.
Residency
The public universities with a bachelor’s in Houston are University of Houston and University of Houston-Downtown. At each public in Houston, a Texas resident pays less than a nonresident.
At University of Houston, the widest gap in Houston, residents pay $9,711 a year and nonresidents $22,191. At University of Houston-Downtown the gap is $9,936.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Houston schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| University of Houston Public, TX · undergraduate, per year | $9,711 | $22,191 | $12,480 |
| University of Houston-Downtown Public, TX · undergraduate, per year | $7,536 | $17,472 | $9,936 |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: University of Houston and University of Houston-Downtown. 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 Houston 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 156,677 transportation and warehousing jobs at 5,889 employers in the Houston metro for 2023, and 155,666 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Houston stands out for port and water freight, distribution management and purchasing. Houston’s location quotients: 1.67 for transportation, storage and distribution managers and 1.47 for purchasing managers. In Houston, water transportation holds 3.14 times its national share of freight jobs, 4,694 of them.
Supply chain occupations in the Houston metro by concentration | Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 7,840 | 1.67 |
| Purchasing Managers | 2,630 | 1.47 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 6,060 | 1.16 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 2,500 | 1.09 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 8,830 | 1.07 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 10,880 | 1.05 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 2,140 | 1.03 |
| Logisticians | 5,420 | 1.02 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 8,450 | 0.96 |
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 Houston resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Houston, none of them names Texas as closed. Closer to home, University of Houston and University of Houston-Downtown list an online format among the Houston programs above.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Texas 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
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Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start
Houston offers two bachelor’s, one master’s and one doctorate. University of Houston-Downtown has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Houston, $7,536 a year. With a degree already, Houston’s stated graduate totals start at $25,983.
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Keep Working While You Study
In Houston, University of Houston and University of Houston-Downtown list an online format. Beyond Houston, 27 online programs state they enroll Texas residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Houston run from $46,020 at the 10th percentile to $126,480 at the 90th, with the median at $75,940.
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Aim At The Roles Houston Concentrates
Transportation, storage and distribution managers are Houston’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 1.67 times the national share, median $105,420 in Houston.
Cost
University of Houston states a total for its Houston graduate program: $25,983. For a Houston bachelor’s, tuition and fees run $7,536 to $22,191 a year. Houston sits at 98.6 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Graduate supply chain programs in Houston, by total tuition | Program | Total Tuition | Credits |
| University of Houston TX · Campus and online | $25,983 | 30 |
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.
Pay
BLS counts Houston’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Houston their median is $105,420, against $107,230 nationally. Houston logisticians earn $75,940 at the median, and the middle half of them $58,500 to $98,010.
One of the nine occupations below pay more in Houston than nationally. At Houston’s prices, the logistician median is worth $76,996 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Houston metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 2,630 jobs | $87,970 | $108,920 | $139,050 | $175,510 | $210,420 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 6,060 jobs | $81,830 | $101,510 | $133,870 | $170,050 | $216,430 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 7,840 jobs | $65,060 | $81,970 | $105,420 | $144,360 | $182,680 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 2,500 jobs | $60,120 | $71,190 | $86,380 | $111,420 | $171,580 | $88,940 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 8,450 jobs | $45,170 | $57,940 | $78,860 | $109,010 | $132,850 | $80,730 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 10,880 jobs | $48,760 | $59,990 | $76,290 | $98,330 | $124,700 | $77,710 |
| Logisticians 5,420 jobs | $46,020 | $58,500 | $75,940 | $98,010 | $126,480 | $82,320 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 8,830 jobs | $33,920 | $44,770 | $57,600 | $75,500 | $94,810 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 2,140 jobs | $36,490 | $46,640 | $50,220 | $64,330 | $73,150 | $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 Houston Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
University of Houston and University of Houston-Downtown: four accredited programs in Houston.
Are Any Houston Supply Chain Programs STEM-Designated?
Yes: University of Houston bachelor’s and University of Houston MS. An F-1 graduate of one of these Houston programs can apply for the 24-month STEM OPT extension.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Houston?
A nonresident undergraduate in Houston pays $12,480 more a year at University of Houston and $9,936 more a year at University of Houston-Downtown, per the IPEDS report of each Houston school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Houston?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Houston median is $105,420; the top tenth earn over $182,680.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Houston Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Houston stands out for port and water freight, distribution management and purchasing.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Houston?
27 online programs say a Houston resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Houston, none of them names Texas as closed. Closer to home, University of Houston and University of Houston-Downtown list an online format among the Houston programs above.
Other city guides in Texas | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5 | $104,790 |
| Austin Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 1 | $102,720 |
| McAllen McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $78,420 |
Every accredited program in Texas, 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.
No employer is named on this page: none of the sources above lists employers by metro.
