McAllen City Guide

Supply Chain Management Degrees In McAllen

Where to study supply chain management in McAllen, what residency and STEM status change there, and what the McAllen metro pays.

By the Supply Chain Degree Programs editorial team Updated
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Accredited Program
1
AACSB and ACBSP records
Manager Median Pay
$78,420
BLS OEWS, May 2025

McAllen Programs And Costs At A Glance

  • One program at one school. 1 associate’s.
  • Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $78,420. Middle half $63,970 to $101,320; nationally $107,230.
  • Logisticians earn a median of $58,480. The 10th to 90th percentiles run $38,130 to $89,060.
  • Local prices sit at 85.9 on BEA’s index. The U.S. average is 100.
  • A location quotient of 2.02 for compliance officers. 1,610 jobs, the most concentrated supply chain occupation here.

The metro

The McAllen Metro This Guide Covers

The Census Bureau defines the McAllen metro as the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan statistical area: one county. Every McAllen figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.

Principal cities
Edinburg, McAllen, Mission and Pharr
County
Hidalgo County

Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.

Programs

Accredited Supply Chain Programs In McAllen

McAllen has one accredited supply chain program, at South Texas College. By level, McAllen has one associate’s.

Also Accredited In McAllen

  • South Texas College

    Associate of Applied Science in Logistics

    Associate · McAllen, TX

    • ACBSP listing only

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 McAllen’s Supply Chain Economy Looks Like

County Business Patterns counts 9,194 transportation and warehousing jobs at 696 employers in the McAllen metro for 2023, and 9,680 more in wholesale trade.

McAllen clears none of the concentration thresholds below, so this McAllen guide leads with programs and cost.

Supply chain occupations in the McAllen metro by concentration
Occupation JobsLocation Quotient
Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers 1,6102.02
Cargo and Freight Agents 1901.02
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers 3000.72
Purchasing Managers 800.49
Buyers and Purchasing Agents 4200.45
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 2900.39
Industrial Production Managers 1500.32
Logisticians 1100.24
Operations Research Analysts 500.24

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.

Transportation and warehousing in the McAllen metro by freight line, 2023
Freight Line JobsEmployersShare In McAllenU.S. ShareRatio
Truck transportation 4,50537749%25.9%1.90×
Support activities for transportation 1,69219018.4%13%1.41×
Warehousing and storage 1,6107817.5%25.2%0.70×
Couriers and messengers 1,0011410.9%18.1%0.60×
Air transportation 15651.7%8.8%0.19×

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 for
  • 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 McAllen Resident Can Enroll In

27 online programs say a McAllen resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For McAllen, none of them names Texas as closed.

Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Texas residents
School LevelCreditsEnrolls From
American Public University West Virginia · Online Master of Arts in Supply Chain Management (MA) Master’s36Every state
Boston University Massachusetts · Online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM), Metropolitan College Master’s32Every state
Florida International University Florida · Online Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MSLSCM) Master’s30Every state
Georgia College & State University Georgia · Online Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MLSCM) Master’s30Every state
Georgia Southern University Georgia · M.S. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MS-LSCM) Master’s30Every state
Middle Tennessee State University Tennessee · Supply Chain Management, M.S. Master’s33Closed in CA, MA
Portland State University Oregon · Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management (MSGSCM) Master’sNot publishedEvery state
The Ohio State University Ohio · Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM) Master’s33Every state
The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania · Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM) Master’s30Every state
University of Alabama in Huntsville Alabama · Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Master’s30Every state
University of Arkansas Arkansas · Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Master’s30Every state
University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado · MS Supply Chain Analytics - Online (Master of Science in Supply Chain Analytics) Master’s33Every state
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska · M.S. in Supply Chain Management (online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management) Master’s30Every state
University of North Carolina Wilmington North Carolina · Supply Chain Management, M.S. (Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, MS SCM) Master’s30Every state
University of Oklahoma Oklahoma · Online MS in Supply Chain Management (catalog: Supply Chain Management (Online), M.S.) Master’s32Every state
University of San Diego California · Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM) Master’s33Closed 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’s30Every state
American Public University West Virginia · Online Bachelor of Arts in Supply Chain Management (BA) Bachelor’s120Every state
Appalachian State University North Carolina · Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Supply Chain Management Bachelor’s120Closed in CA
Arizona State University Arizona · Supply Chain Management, BS Bachelor’s120Every state
Ball State University Indiana · Bachelor's Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Online) Bachelor’s120Every state
East Texas A&M University Texas · Supply Chain Management (BBA) Bachelor’s120Closed in MA
Florida International University Florida · Bachelor of Business Administration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Bachelor’s120Every state
Oregon State University Oregon · Supply Chain & Logistics Management Bachelor’s180Every state
Portland State University Oregon · Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Global Supply Chain Management Bachelor’s180Every state
Purdue University Global Indiana · Bachelor of Science in Applied Supply Chain Management Bachelor’s180Every state
Utah Valley University Utah · Operations and Supply Chain Management, B.S. Bachelor’s120Every 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

How To Become A Supply Chain Professional In McAllen

  1. Pick The Level That Fits Where You Start

    McAllen offers one associate’s.

  2. Keep Working While You Study

    Beyond McAllen, 27 online programs state they enroll Texas residents.

  3. Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate

    Logisticians in McAllen run from $38,130 at the 10th percentile to $89,060 at the 90th, with the median at $58,480.

  4. Aim At The Roles McAllen Concentrates

    Compliance officers are McAllen’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 2.02 times the national share, median $69,290 in McAllen.

Cost

What It Costs To Study In McAllen

McAllen sits at 85.9 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).

Pay

Supply Chain Pay In The McAllen Metro

BLS counts McAllen’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in McAllen their median is $78,420, against $107,230 nationally. McAllen logisticians earn $58,480 at the median, and the middle half of them $47,820 to $66,350.

No of the nine occupations below pay more in McAllen than nationally. At McAllen’s prices, the logistician median is worth $68,083 in national terms.

Supply chain pay in the McAllen metro by percentile
Occupation 10th25thMedian75th90thU.S. Median
Purchasing Managers 80 jobs $64,990$85,710$101,670$130,890$159,410$148,080
Industrial Production Managers 150 jobs $65,990$76,900$99,590$132,320$161,730$126,060
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 300 jobs $56,350$63,970$78,420$101,320$132,510$107,230
Operations Research Analysts 50 jobs $49,460$57,180$73,260$95,540$129,120$88,940
Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 1,610 jobs $44,950$47,940$69,290$103,380$112,260$80,730
Logisticians 110 jobs $38,130$47,820$58,480$66,350$89,060$82,320
Buyers and Purchasing Agents 420 jobs $35,960$43,770$55,880$68,520$93,590$77,710
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 290 jobs $31,070$36,170$46,200$62,940$76,020$59,650
Cargo and Freight Agents 190 jobs $29,590$34,060$44,380$47,970$58,070$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

FAQ

Which Schools In McAllen Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?

South Texas College: one accredited program in McAllen.

What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In McAllen?

BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose McAllen median is $78,420; the top tenth earn over $132,510.

Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From McAllen?

27 online programs say a McAllen resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For McAllen, none of them names Texas as closed.

Related

Other City Guides And Further Reading

Other city guides in Texas
City ProgramsManager Median
Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5$104,790
Houston Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 6$105,420
Austin Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 3$102,720

Sources

  1. 1 AACSB International, Accredited Schools directory (program area: Supply Chain/ Transport/ Logistics) Read .
  2. 2 ACBSP, list of accredited programs (CHEA Standard 2-B), as of December 9, 2024 Read .
  3. 3 U.S. Census Bureau, Core Based Statistical Areas delineation, July 2023 (lists 1 and 2) Read .
  4. 4 Online programs’ state authorization pages, read one by one Read .
  5. 5 BLS OEWS, May 2025: metropolitan area estimates Read .
  6. 6 U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, by metropolitan area Read .
  7. 7 BEA, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area (MARPP), all items, 2024 Read .

No employer is named on this page: none of the sources above lists employers by metro.

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