- Three programs at two schools. 2 bachelor’s, 1 master’s.
- One graduate program states a total: $33,240. The lowest is at Virginia Commonwealth University.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $22,584 extra per year at Virginia Commonwealth University. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $111,480. Middle half $93,980 to $157,330; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: operations analytics. The strongest is 1,020 operations research analysts, a location quotient of 2.22.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Richmond metro as the Richmond, VA metropolitan statistical area: 17 counties, nine central and eight outlying. Every Richmond figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Richmond
- Central counties
- Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County, Hanover County, Henrico County, Prince George County, Colonial Heights city, Hopewell city, Petersburg city and Richmond city
- Outlying counties
- Amelia County, Charles City County, Goochland County, King and Queen County, King William County, New Kent County, Powhatan County and Sussex County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Richmond has three accredited supply chain programs, at Virginia Commonwealth University and Eastern Kentucky University. By level, Richmond has two bachelor’s and one master’s. In Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University lists the most, two.
Ranked 18 of 45 master’s programs
Master of Supply Chain Management
Richmond, VA
- On campus
- Fully online
- No GMAT or GRE required
- AACSB-accredited business school
- The only one of the 2 verified Richmond programs with an online format
More about this program
Richmond's VCU School of Business runs this 30-credit, 10-course program on a flexible pace, letting you enroll full-time at 9 to 12 credits a semester or part-time at 3 to 6 credits, so full-time students typically finish in 1 year over 3 semesters while part-time students take 2 years over 6 semesters. Core courses and most electives are offered at least once a year in an online or hybrid format, so you can complete the degree without living near the Richmond campus, though you still attend live weeknight class meetings on Eastern time. VCU does not require a GMAT or GRE score for the program, though you can submit one if you choose. Virginia residents pay $978 per credit hour and non-Virginia residents pay $1,108 per credit hour, plus an additional $85 per credit hour Master of Supply Chain student fee.
Not ranked
Supply Chain Management, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Richmond, VA
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
VCU's School of Business offers a 120-credit BS in supply chain management built on 30 credits of general education, 37 of ancillary requirements, 30 in the major and 17 of open electives. The 24-credit major core includes Quantitative Solutions for Supply Chain Management, Introduction to Project Management, Global Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Distribution Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Process Management and Quality Control, and Introduction to Circular Supply Chains. Six restricted elective credits can come from areas such as ERP systems, AI, consulting or financial modeling, or from an internship in supply chain management and analytics. Two accelerated bachelor's-to-master's pathways let you finish both degrees in a minimum of five years, starting after 85 credits with a 3.25 or 3.5 GPA depending on the master's.
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 Richmond. 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 Richmond
Eastern Kentucky University
Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Global Supply Chain Management Concentration
Bachelor’s · Richmond, KY
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.
Residency
The one public university with a bachelor’s in Richmond is Virginia Commonwealth University. At that campus in Richmond, a Virginia resident pays less than a nonresident.
At Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, residents pay $16,233 a year and nonresidents $38,817.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Richmond schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Public, VA · undergraduate, per year | $16,233 | $38,817 | $22,584 |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: Virginia Commonwealth University. 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.
Economy
County Business Patterns counts 29,884 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,078 employers in the Richmond metro for 2023, and 28,459 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Richmond stands out for operations analytics. Richmond’s location quotient: 2.22 for operations research analysts.
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 Richmond resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Richmond, none of them names Virginia as closed.
Online supply chain programs that state they enroll Virginia 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
Richmond offers two bachelor’s and one master’s. Virginia Commonwealth University has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Richmond, $16,233 a year. With a degree already, Richmond’s stated graduate totals start at $33,240.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
Beyond Richmond, 27 online programs state they enroll Virginia residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Richmond run from $62,040 at the 10th percentile to $132,080 at the 90th, with the median at $92,500.
- 4
Aim At The Roles Richmond Concentrates
Operations research analysts are Richmond’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 2.22 times the national share, median $109,650 in Richmond.
Cost
Virginia Commonwealth University states a total for its Richmond graduate program: $33,240. Virginia Commonwealth University reports $16,233 a year in tuition and fees for a Richmond bachelor’s. Richmond sits at 97.9 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Graduate supply chain programs in Richmond, by total tuition | Program | Total Tuition | Per Credit | Credits |
| Virginia Commonwealth University VA · Campus and online | $33,240 | $1,108 | 30 |
Note: A blank cell means the school’s program page does not state that figure.
Pay
BLS counts Richmond’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Richmond their median is $111,480, against $107,230 nationally. Richmond logisticians earn $92,500 at the median, and the middle half of them $73,820 to $112,120.
Five of the nine occupations below pay more in Richmond than nationally. At Richmond’s prices, the logistician median is worth $94,525 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Richmond metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 490 jobs | $99,800 | $120,500 | $147,410 | $173,090 | $216,450 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers 470 jobs | $83,590 | $102,680 | $136,030 | $169,630 | $211,230 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 630 jobs | $78,000 | $93,980 | $111,480 | $157,330 | $209,830 | $107,230 |
| Operations Research Analysts 1,020 jobs | $53,810 | $63,840 | $109,650 | $129,460 | $159,410 | $88,940 |
| Logisticians 1,340 jobs | $62,040 | $73,820 | $92,500 | $112,120 | $132,080 | $82,320 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 4,000 jobs | $51,860 | $64,630 | $82,370 | $103,940 | $128,700 | $77,710 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 2,910 jobs | $47,770 | $61,760 | $77,060 | $97,290 | $119,560 | $80,730 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1,230 jobs | $40,620 | $47,570 | $59,440 | $72,800 | $81,720 | $59,650 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 280 jobs | $46,850 | $49,630 | $49,640 | $58,230 | $69,320 | $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 Richmond Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
Virginia Commonwealth University and Eastern Kentucky University: three accredited programs in Richmond.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Richmond?
A nonresident undergraduate in Richmond pays $22,584 more a year at Virginia Commonwealth University, per the IPEDS report of each Richmond school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Richmond?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Richmond median is $111,480; the top tenth earn over $209,830.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Richmond Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Richmond stands out for operations analytics.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Richmond?
27 online programs say a Richmond resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For Richmond, none of them names Virginia as closed.
Other city guides in Virginia | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Washington, DC Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 2 | $129,050 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $108,430 |
Every accredited program in Virginia, 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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