- Five programs at two schools. 2 bachelor’s, 3 master’s.
- One bachelor’s rate is on record: $10,020 a year. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee reports it to IPEDS.
- Out-of-state undergraduates pay $12,000 extra per year at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It is the one public university here with a bachelor’s.
- Supply chain managers’ BLS occupation: median $100,430. Middle half $80,360 to $132,540; nationally $107,230.
- What stands out most: operations analytics. The strongest is 1,310 operations research analysts, a location quotient of 2.29.
- 26 online programs take Wisconsin residents. Among local programs, Marquette University lists an online format.
The metro
The Census Bureau defines the Milwaukee metro as the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan statistical area: four counties, two central and two outlying. Every Milwaukee figure here for jobs, pay and industry covers that whole area.
- Principal cities
- Milwaukee and Waukesha
- Central counties
- Milwaukee County and Waukesha County
- Outlying counties
- Ozaukee County and Washington County
Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023. Schools are placed in the metro by their county.
Programs
Milwaukee has five accredited supply chain programs, at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University. By level, Milwaukee has two bachelor’s and three master’s. In Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee lists the most, three.
Not ranked
Digital Supply Chain Management, MS
Milwaukee, WI
- On campus
- GMAT or GRE required
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
Milwaukee's Lubar College built this 30-credit, on-campus program around seven required courses, including Modeling and Analytics in Supply Chains, Managing Connected Supply Chains, and Global Supply Chain Strategies and Competitive Operations, plus two electives chosen from Supply Chain Logistics Management, Service Operations Management and three similar options. Three more electives come from a wider list that includes Big Data in Business, Artificial Intelligence for Business and Machine Learning for Business, so you can lean the degree toward analytics. Admission calls for a bachelor's degree and a GMAT score, along with a one to two page statement of purpose. You can also take on an optional management research project worth two to six credits, which requires a final oral exam once it reaches four credits. Lubar also runs the program as an accelerated option for its own undergraduates.
Not ranked
Business: Supply Chain and Operations Management, BBA
Milwaukee, WI
- On campus
- AACSB-accredited business school
More about this program
The Lubar College of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee awards a BBA in supply chain and operations management. Its 120 credits break into 30 general education, 21 business foundation, 32 business core, 21 major, 12 business elective and 4 general elective credits. Required major courses are Logistics and Transportation Management, Operations Planning and Control, Supply Chain Analytics, and Purchasing and Supply Management, with Enterprise Planning in the Supply Chain as the capstone. Electives include ERP Concepts and Issues, ERP System Configuration, Quality and Six Sigma Tools and a professional internship. The catalog notes that the required courses cover foundational material for the APICS CPIM certification. Advancement to the major requires junior standing and a 2.25 GPA in the foundation courses, and a 2.50 cumulative GPA guarantees advancement.
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 Milwaukee. A card marked “Not ranked” has no national rank to show: one doesn’t state enough of the figures its national ranking scores, and one is a bachelor’s program placed below the top 25 that the national bachelor’s list publishes.
Also Accredited In Milwaukee
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 one public university with a bachelor’s in Milwaukee is University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. At that campus in Milwaukee, a Wisconsin resident pays less than a nonresident.
At University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in Milwaukee, residents pay $10,020 a year and nonresidents $22,020.
Undergraduate tuition and fees by residency at Milwaukee schools | School | Resident | Nonresident | Difference |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Public, WI · undergraduate, per year | $10,020 | $22,020 | $12,000 |
Tuition and required fees for a full-time undergraduate, 2023-24, as each school reports them to IPEDS, via College Navigator: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 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 30,149 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,257 employers in the Milwaukee metro for 2023, and 43,168 more in wholesale trade.
Against the national mix, Milwaukee stands out for operations analytics. Milwaukee’s location quotient: 2.29 for operations research analysts.
Supply chain occupations in the Milwaukee metro by concentration | Occupation | Jobs | Location Quotient |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1,310 | 2.29 |
| Purchasing Managers | 610 | 1.38 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers | 1,540 | 1.32 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 2,350 | 1.14 |
| Logisticians | 1,480 | 1.11 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | 2,490 | 0.96 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | 380 | 0.73 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers | 1,580 | 0.72 |
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
26 online programs say a Milwaukee resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Milwaukee metro, University of San Diego lists Wisconsin as closed, so Milwaukee residents can’t enroll. Closer to home, Marquette University lists an online format among the Milwaukee programs above.
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
Milwaukee offers two bachelor’s and three master’s. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has the lowest in-state rate for a bachelor’s in Milwaukee, $10,020 a year.
- 2
Keep Working While You Study
In Milwaukee, Marquette University lists an online format. Beyond Milwaukee, 26 online programs state they enroll Wisconsin residents.
- 3
Know The Local Pay Ladder Before You Negotiate
Logisticians in Milwaukee run from $59,010 at the 10th percentile to $126,130 at the 90th, with the median at $78,560.
- 4
Aim At The Roles Milwaukee Concentrates
Operations research analysts are Milwaukee’s most concentrated supply chain occupation: 2.29 times the national share, median $74,850 in Milwaukee.
Cost
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee reports $10,020 a year in tuition and fees for a Milwaukee bachelor’s. Milwaukee sits at 96.9 on BEA’s 2024 price index (U.S. = 100).
Pay
BLS counts Milwaukee’s supply chain managers among transportation, storage and distribution managers; in Milwaukee their median is $100,430, against $107,230 nationally. Milwaukee logisticians earn $78,560 at the median, and the middle half of them $62,900 to $99,260.
Two of the nine occupations below pay more in Milwaukee than nationally. At Milwaukee’s prices, the logistician median is worth $81,042 in national terms.
Supply chain pay in the Milwaukee metro by percentile | Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | U.S. Median |
| Purchasing Managers 610 jobs | $83,250 | $103,900 | $127,950 | $154,980 | $202,010 | $148,080 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $78,500 | $94,880 | $119,610 | $154,420 | $190,830 | $126,060 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Counts supply chain managers · 1,540 jobs | $62,850 | $80,360 | $100,430 | $132,540 | $180,540 | $107,230 |
| Compliance Officers Counts customs brokers · 1,580 jobs | $60,830 | $65,950 | $81,540 | $104,440 | $131,940 | $80,730 |
| Logisticians 1,480 jobs | $59,010 | $62,900 | $78,560 | $99,260 | $126,130 | $82,320 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents 2,490 jobs | $51,760 | $61,990 | $76,800 | $93,060 | $105,600 | $77,710 |
| Operations Research Analysts 1,310 jobs | $52,000 | $60,980 | $74,850 | $82,780 | $102,960 | $88,940 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents 380 jobs | $42,220 | $47,890 | $59,660 | $63,840 | $72,940 | $52,260 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 2,350 jobs | $43,040 | $48,750 | $59,190 | $68,930 | $80,410 | $59,650 |
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 Milwaukee Offer A Supply Chain Management Degree?
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University: five accredited programs in Milwaukee.
How Much More Do Out-Of-State Students Pay In Milwaukee?
A nonresident undergraduate in Milwaukee pays $12,000 more a year at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, per the IPEDS report of each Milwaukee school.
What Do Supply Chain Managers Earn In Milwaukee?
BLS counts them among transportation, storage and distribution managers, whose Milwaukee median is $100,430; the top tenth earn over $180,540.
What Kind Of Supply Chain Economy Does Milwaukee Have?
By the thresholds on this page, Milwaukee stands out for operations analytics.
Can You Study Supply Chain Management Online From Milwaukee?
26 online programs say a Milwaukee resident can enroll, on the school’s own authorization page. For the Milwaukee metro, University of San Diego lists Wisconsin as closed, so Milwaukee residents can’t enroll. Closer to home, Marquette University lists an online format among the Milwaukee programs above.
Other city guides in Wisconsin | City | Programs | Manager Median |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 6 | $124,600 |
Every accredited program in Wisconsin, 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.
