Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management programs prepare individuals to manage and coordinate all logistical functions in an enterprise, ranging from acquisitions to receiving and handling, through internal allocation of resources to operations units, to the handling and delivery of output. Includes instruction in acquisitions and purchasing, inventory control, storage and handling, just-in-time manufacturing, logistics planning, shipping and delivery management, transportation, quality control, resource estimation and allocation, and budgeting.

For all the 8,728 degrees granted in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management annually, the majority of them are Bachelors degree. Of the 767 students earning degrees at the Associates degree level across the US, 44% percent identify as women and 56% percent identify as men. Though students at schools all over the US study Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management, California has the most graduates. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management is $39,500.