- Eight programs at two schools. 1 associate degree, 4 bachelor’s, 3 master’s.
- One graduate program states a total: $16,920. Lowest in-state bachelor’s rate: $8,400.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $17,712 extra per year at West Virginia University. It is the public university here with the widest residency gap.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $98,230. Nationally $107,230; logisticians earn $71,590.
- Annual supply chain openings: about 270. Fastest growth to 2034: cargo and freight agents, +25.8%.
- ACM discounts tuition in member states. 122 programs qualify.
By level, West Virginia has one associate degree, four bachelor’s and three master’s. In West Virginia, AACSB accredits the schools of one program; ACBSP accredits seven directly.
American Public University System offers the most in West Virginia: seven programs, from associate, bachelor’s and master’s study.
Ranked 7 of 45 master’s programs
Master of Arts in Supply Chain Management
Charles Town, WV
- Fully online
- No GMAT or GRE required
- ACBSP-accredited program
More about this program
Purchasing, transportation, distribution, warehousing and reverse logistics all sit inside American Public University's online master's in supply chain management, taught from what the school calls a global perspective. You need 36 credit hours: an opening course in business analysis, then a 30-credit core spanning supply chain technology, sustainable supply chain strategy, reverse logistics management, global logistics management, e-commerce, supply chain risk management, case studies and supply chain analytics, followed by a capstone e-portfolio. Classes run entirely online with a new start every month, and the program lists zero entrance exams. Tuition runs $470 a credit hour, dropping to $250 for active-duty service members, National Guard members, reservists and their families.
Not ranked
Supply Chain Management, B.S.B.AD.
Morgantown, WV
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
- Highest six-year graduation rate of the 2 West Virginia bachelor’s schools
More about this program
West Virginia University's John Chambers College of Business and Economics awards a 120-hour BSBA in supply chain management: 36 hours of university requirements, 21 of program prerequisites, 33 in the business core and 30 in the major itself. The major runs through Sourcing and Supply Management, Logistics and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Analytics, Transportation Management, Supply Chain Network Design, Supply Chain Technology, Supply Chain Quality Management, Project Management, Global Supply Chain Systems and Database Management Systems. Capstone projects with industry and government partners are part of the program, and up to 6 hours of professional field experience count toward the degree. To start upper-division work you need a 2.5 overall GPA and prerequisites, including calculus, with a C- or better.
Not ranked
Online Bachelor of Arts in Supply Chain Management (BA)
Charles Town, WV
- Fully online
- ACBSP-accredited program
- Lowest in-state tuition of the 2 West Virginia bachelor’s programs
More about this program
A 120-credit online bachelor of arts in supply chain management at American Public University covers capacity planning, demand, order and warehouse management, transportation, acquisitions management, and reverse logistics, with practice building predictive models to manage risk. Up to 90 transfer credits are accepted. You choose a required 15-credit concentration in general study, government contracting and acquisitions, reverse logistics management, or transportation and logistics management. Classes start monthly in sessions that run 8 to 16 weeks. Tuition is $360 per credit, reduced to $250 for active-duty service members, National Guard members, Reservists, and their families, or $324 with a veteran grant or opportunity grant.
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 West Virginia. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: two are bachelor’s programs placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes.
Also Accredited In West Virginia
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.
American Public University System is the West Virginia graduate program here with a stated price, $16,920 in total.
For a bachelor’s, American Public University reports the lowest in-state rate in West Virginia, $8,400 a year, and West Virginia University the highest, $9,648.
Graduate figures are read from each school’s own program page.
Master’s Programs In West Virginia
Master’s in supply chain management programs in West Virginia, by total tuition | Program | Total Tuition | Per Credit | Credits |
| American Public University System WV · Fully online | $16,920 | $470 | 36 |
Bachelor’s Programs In West Virginia
Bachelor’s in supply chain management programs in West Virginia, by in-state tuition | Program | In-State Tuition And Fees | Out-Of-State | Graduation Rate |
| American Public University WV · Fully online | $8,400 | $8,400 | 41% |
| West Virginia University WV · On campus | $9,648 | $27,360 | 60% |
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 West Virginia
West Virginia University reports charging nonresidents $17,712 more a year than West Virginia residents. American Public University, the private school on West Virginia’s list, reports one rate for everyone. For a West Virginia student, residency at West Virginia University is worth about $70,848 over four years.
West Virginia belongs to one regional tuition exchange. ACM is open to West Virginia residents for undergraduate and graduate study. Besides West Virginia, 13 member states have 122 programs, 27 of them in Texas.
If the program you want isn’t offered in West Virginia, an exchange can keep a campus over the border near West Virginia’s in-state cost. Before applying, West Virginia 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.
West Virginia borders Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky and Virginia. Together West Virginia’s neighbors have 51 accredited programs, 23 of them in Pennsylvania, more than West Virginia has itself.
Next door, the lowest stated graduate total is $19,860; in West Virginia it is $16,920. Maryland, Kentucky and Virginia share a tuition exchange with West Virginia.
Accredited supply chain programs in the states bordering West Virginia | Neighboring State | Programs | Lowest Graduate Total | Lowest Bachelor’s Rate A Year |
| Pennsylvania Northeast region | 23 | $25,650, Delaware Valley University | $10,686 ($22,511 nonresident), West Chester University of PA |
| Ohio Midwest region | 13 | $39,567, The Ohio State University | $10,614 ($20,032 nonresident), Wright State University |
| Maryland Shares ACM with West Virginia | 7 | $42,000, Towson University | $11,505 ($40,306 nonresident), University of Maryland |
| Kentucky Shares ACM with West Virginia | 5 | $28,920, University of Kentucky | $9,708 ($19,452 nonresident), Murray State University |
| Virginia Shares ACM with West Virginia | 3 | $19,860, Old Dominion University | $16,233 ($38,817 nonresident), Virginia Commonwealth University |
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 eight West Virginia directory listings names an online format; a West Virginia resident studying online would enroll elsewhere. West Virginia’s American Public University appears in the online master’s ranking.
Residency can still matter online for a West Virginia student: West Virginia University charges West Virginia’s nonresidents $17,712 more a year on campus; a West Virginia student should check whether its online rate differs.
For a West Virginia student, these are the six lowest online master’s totals we list.
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 West Virginia, purchasing managers earn the highest median of these occupations, $147,220. Logisticians in West Virginia earn a median of $71,590, below the $82,320 national figure; West Virginia’s lowest-paid tenth earn under $48,290 and the top tenth over $108,360.
For transportation, storage and distribution managers in West Virginia, the occupation that includes supply chain managers, the median is $98,230, with the 10th percentile at $56,970 and the 90th at $157,540. On the procurement side, West Virginia’s purchasing managers earn a median of $147,220 and its buyers and purchasing agents $75,670, across 1,130 jobs.
Supply chain occupations in West Virginia: jobs and median pay | Occupation | Jobs | Median In West Virginia | U.S. Median |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 530 | $98,230 | $107,230 |
| Logisticians | 590 | $71,590 | $82,320 |
| Purchasing Managers | 180 | $147,220 | $148,080 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 1,130 | $75,670 | $77,710 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 200 | $64,100 | $88,940 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 1,000 | $111,760 | $126,060 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 130 | $49,100 | $52,260 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 750 | $56,290 | $59,650 |
| Compliance Officers | 1,720 | $64,270 | $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 West Virginia
At 89.5 for 2024, West Virginia’s BEA price level sits 10.5% under the U.S. average, so West Virginia’s $71,590 logistician median buys what $79,992 would nationally. Adjusted that way, West Virginia ranks 39th of 51 for logistician pay.
Supply Chain Pay By Metro Area In West Virginia
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV pays West Virginia’s highest logistician median, $104,330, $32,740 above the West Virginia figure. Metros crossing into District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky and Ohio count their jobs outside West Virginia too.
Median pay for logisticians and transportation, storage and distribution managers in West Virginia metro areas | Metro Area | Logistician Median | Managers Median |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 8,020 logistician jobs | $104,330 | $129,050 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 210 logistician jobs | $73,560 | $101,330 |
| Winchester, VA-WV 130 logistician jobs | $72,240 | $96,700 |
| Charleston, WV 100 logistician jobs | $66,300 | $86,060 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 70 logistician jobs | $69,390 | $76,270 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH 30 logistician jobs | $76,440 | $91,080 |
| Morgantown, WV Metro area | $61,270 | $86,690 |
Note: A blank cell means BLS publishes no estimate for that metro.
West Virginia Pay Against Its Neighbors
Maryland pays logisticians the most here, $102,700; West Virginia is fifth of 6 at $71,590. Adjusted for prices, Maryland leads at $97,848, and West Virginia places fifth.
Logistician and manager pay in West Virginia and the states it borders | State | Logistician Median | Managers Median | Logistician, Price-Adjusted |
| West Virginia (this page) 590 logistician jobs | $71,590 | $98,230 | $79,992 |
| Pennsylvania 9,980 logistician jobs | $79,340 | $105,240 | $81,314 |
| Ohio 8,990 logistician jobs | $83,460 | $101,550 | $89,961 |
| Maryland 6,840 logistician jobs | $102,700 | $105,180 | $97,848 |
| Kentucky 2,590 logistician jobs | $68,420 | $100,340 | $75,888 |
| Virginia 10,540 logistician jobs | $98,920 | $119,140 | $97,840 |
Note: Price-adjusted pay divides the median by BEA’s state price level. A blank cell means no estimate.
West Virginia’s largest by headcount: buyers and purchasing agents (1,130), then industrial production managers (1,000) and production, planning, and expediting clerks (750). West Virginia holds 0.2% of U.S. jobs in the managers’ occupation, and West Virginia logisticians are 0.2% of the U.S. total.
The managers’ occupation has 0.757 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia (location quotient 0.53), ranking West Virginia 42nd of 50 and well below the national share. In West Virginia, logisticians hold 0.845 jobs per 1,000 (0.52 quotient, 45th).
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 16,726 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,132 West Virginia employers in 2023, plus 16,759 jobs in West Virginia’s wholesale trade. By that count West Virginia ranks 44th of 51 for transportation and warehousing employment.
Within it, trucking is West Virginia’s largest freight line, 6,073 jobs, followed by warehousing and storage at 3,684. Warehousing and storage employs 3,684 people at 62 West Virginia sites, 41st among the states. The best-paid of these lines in West Virginia is freight support services, averaging $70,377 a year per job.
Logistics and wholesale industries in West Virginia: jobs, employers and average pay, 2023 | Industry | Jobs | Employers | Average Pay | Share Of U.S. Jobs |
| Transportation and warehousing | 16,726 | 1,132 | $58,283 | 0.3% |
| Truck transportation | 6,073 | 711 | $60,506 | 0.4% |
| Warehousing and storage | 3,684 | 62 | $45,286 | 0.2% |
| Support activities for transportation | 2,274 | 181 | $70,377 | 0.3% |
| Couriers and messengers | 3,030 | 57 | $41,666 | 0.3% |
| Air transportation | 62 | 9 | $38,887 | 0.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 16,759 | 1,279 | $64,162 | 0.3% |
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 West Virginia, cargo and freight agents grow fastest: +25.8%, from 120 jobs in 2024 to 160 in 2034, per West Virginia’s labor market office (U.S.: +8.5%). The slowest in West Virginia is production, planning, and expediting clerks, at -3.8%.
Across its six core supply chain occupations, West Virginia expects about 270 openings a year. Four of West Virginia’s six are projected to outpace the U.S.
Long-term projections from each state’s labor market information office, published through Projections Central (lmi.workforcewv.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 West Virginia
West Virginia has 530 transportation, storage and distribution managers. Their median, $98,230, puts West Virginia 44th of 52. The middle half of West Virginia’s pay for this occupation runs from $62,520 to $120,010, and the outer tenths reach $56,970 and $157,540. At 0.757 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia, its location quotient is 0.53 (42nd). West Virginia’s labor office projects +6.8% to 2034, about 50 openings a year.
Logisticians In West Virginia
West Virginia has 590 logisticians. Their median, $71,590, puts West Virginia 47th of 52. The middle half of West Virginia’s pay for this occupation runs from $56,610 to $92,080, and the outer tenths reach $48,290 and $108,360. At 0.845 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia, its location quotient is 0.52 (45th). West Virginia’s labor office projects +21.6% to 2034, about 70 openings a year.
Purchasing Managers In West Virginia
West Virginia has 180 purchasing managers. Their median, $147,220, puts West Virginia 15th of 51. The middle half of West Virginia’s pay for this occupation runs from $122,650 to $167,830, and the outer tenths reach $89,080 and $194,410. At 0.255 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia, its location quotient is 0.47 (48th). West Virginia’s labor office projects +2.3% to 2034, about 10 openings a year.
Buyers And Purchasing Agents In West Virginia
West Virginia has 1,130 buyers and purchasing agents. Their median, $75,670, puts West Virginia 25th of 52. The middle half of West Virginia’s pay for this occupation runs from $57,830 to $94,520, and the outer tenths reach $46,000 and $112,400. At 1.609 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia, its location quotient is 0.51 (50th).
Operations Research Analysts In West Virginia
West Virginia has 200 operations research analysts. Their median, $64,100, puts West Virginia 43rd of 48. The middle half of West Virginia’s pay for this occupation runs from $59,930 to $78,840, and the outer tenths reach $51,630 and $96,500. At 0.291 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia, its location quotient is 0.42 (37th). West Virginia’s labor office projects +26% to 2034, about 20 openings a year.
Industrial Production Managers In West Virginia
West Virginia has 1,000 industrial production managers. Their median, $111,760, puts West Virginia 45th of 51. The middle half of West Virginia’s pay for this occupation runs from $95,480 to $141,750, and the outer tenths reach $79,500 and $175,070. At 1.426 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia, its location quotient is 0.9 (26th). West Virginia’s labor office projects +2.2% to 2034, about 70 openings a year.
Cargo And Freight Agents In West Virginia
West Virginia has 130 cargo and freight agents. Their median, $49,100, puts West Virginia 34th of 49. The middle half of West Virginia’s pay for this occupation runs from $43,100 to $60,560, and the outer tenths reach $36,920 and $75,650. At 0.181 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia, its location quotient is 0.29 (46th). West Virginia’s labor office projects +25.8% to 2034, about 10 openings a year.
Production, Planning, And Expediting Clerks In West Virginia
West Virginia has 750 production, planning, and expediting clerks. Their median, $56,290, puts West Virginia 38th of 52. The middle half of West Virginia’s pay for this occupation runs from $48,710 to $75,720, and the outer tenths reach $39,790 and $87,500. At 1.065 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia, its location quotient is 0.42 (46th). West Virginia’s labor office projects -3.8% to 2034, about 60 openings a year.
Compliance Officers In West Virginia
West Virginia has 1,720 compliance officers. Their median, $64,270, puts West Virginia 49th of 52. The middle half of West Virginia’s pay for this occupation runs from $50,520 to $95,870, and the outer tenths reach $44,420 and $115,210. At 2.446 jobs per 1,000 in West Virginia, its location quotient is 0.91 (28th). West Virginia’s labor office projects +4.9% to 2034, about 140 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 West Virginia, the Freight Analysis Framework estimates 289.5 million tons of freight worth $166.8 billion moved in 2024. That ranks West Virginia 39th of 51 by value and 34th by weight, and 29.6% of its tonnage never leaves the state.
By value, natural gas and fossil products and pharmaceuticals lead West Virginia’s freight. By weight, West Virginia moves mostly coal and natural gas and fossil products. In West Virginia, trucks carry 35.1% of the tons, pipelines 29.9% and water 19.5%.
West Virginia’s largest domestic trading partner is Ohio ($27.0 billion, both directions), then Pennsylvania and Kentucky. West Virginia exported $4.8 billion of freight, mostly to Canada, and imported $4.6 billion, mostly from Canada. The framework forecasts West Virginia’s tonnage to grow -1.7% by 2050 and its real value 78.6%.
The five largest commodities by value in West Virginia freight, 2024 | Commodity | Value, 2024 | Share Of Value |
| Natural gas and fossil products By value, first in West Virginia | $20.8 billion | 12.5% |
| Pharmaceuticals By value, second in West Virginia | $17.1 billion | 10.3% |
| Machinery By value, third in West Virginia | $12.0 billion | 7.2% |
| Mixed freight By value, fourth in West Virginia | $11.1 billion | 6.6% |
| Plastics and rubber By value, fifth in West Virginia | $10.9 billion | 6.5% |
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.
West Virginia’s programs fall across two Census areas, led by Morgantown, WV with one school.
- Morgantown, WV (metro area): West Virginia University.
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (metro area): American Public University System.
The area crosses into DC, VA and MD.
Areas are Census Bureau CBSAs (July 2023), assigned by each school’s county.
West Virginia has one city page, for Washington, DC.
City pages for West Virginia metro areas | City | Programs | Logistician Median |
| Washington, DC Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 11 | $104,330 |
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.
- Master’s ranking: one of the 58 programs is in West Virginia, and the best placed is American Public University System at number 7.
- Bachelor’s ranking: two of the 148 programs are in West Virginia.
- Start with the level: West Virginia’s eight listings split into one associate degree, four bachelor’s and three master’s.
- Stay in state if you can. At West Virginia University, a West Virginia resident pays $9,648 a year against $27,360 for everyone else.
- Ask about ACM before ruling out a school outside West Virginia; West Virginia’s residents can use it for undergraduate and graduate study.
- Check the format line by line: no of West Virginia’s eight directory listings name an online option, and American Public University System states an online graduate format on its own page.
- Match the program to where you’ll work: in West Virginia, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV pays logisticians most, $104,330 against $71,590 statewide.
- Look at demand too: in West Virginia, cargo and freight agents grow fastest, +25.8% by 2034.
How Many Supply Chain Management Programs Are In West Virginia?
This directory lists eight accredited supply chain programs in West Virginia, at two schools: one associate degree, four bachelor’s and three master’s.
How Much Does A Supply Chain Management Degree Cost In West Virginia?
American Public University System states a graduate total of $16,920. For a bachelor’s in West Virginia, in-state tuition and fees per year run from $8,400 to $9,648, as schools report them to IPEDS.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Make In West Virginia?
In West Virginia, the occupation counting supply chain managers pays a median of $98,230 across 530 jobs, against $107,230 nationally.
How Much Do Logisticians Make In West Virginia?
The logistician median in West Virginia is $71,590, across 590 jobs. At West Virginia’s price level of 89.5 (U.S. = 100), it buys what $79,992 would nationally.
Which West Virginia Metro Area Pays Supply Chain Workers The Most?
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has West Virginia’s highest logistician median, $104,330. It also pays West Virginia’s managers’ occupation the most, $129,050.
How Does West Virginia Supply Chain Pay Compare With Neighboring States?
Of the 6 states compared with West Virginia, Maryland pays logisticians the most, $102,700; West Virginia ranks fifth at $71,590. After adjusting for prices, West Virginia ranks fifth.
How Many Logistics Jobs Are In West Virginia?
Census County Business Patterns counts 16,726 transportation and warehousing jobs in West Virginia for 2023, 3,684 of them in warehousing and storage. BLS counts 590 West Virginia logisticians, the planners who run those flows.
Which Supply Chain Job Pays The Most In West Virginia?
Purchasing managers earn West Virginia’s highest supply chain median, $147,220, then industrial production managers at $111,760.
Is Supply Chain Management In Demand In West Virginia?
West Virginia’s labor market office expects cargo and freight agents in West Virginia to grow 25.8% by 2034, against 8.5% nationally, and West Virginia expects about 270 openings a year across West Virginia’s six core supply chain occupations.
Can West Virginia Residents Get A Tuition Discount At Out-Of-State Schools?
Yes. West Virginia is in ACM. ACM reaches 122 accredited programs outside West Virginia and covers undergraduate and graduate study for West Virginia residents. Before applying, West Virginia students should ask whether ACM covers the program.
National, state and metro pay for buyers and purchasing agents.
Programs, pay and logistics jobs in the Washington, DC metro.
23 accredited programs next door.
13 accredited programs next door.
Seven accredited programs next door.
Bachelor’s degrees you can finish online from West Virginia.
Every state, with its accredited programs and a link to its page.
What each job involves and the degree path into it.
