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As more people shop online, changes in technology have opened new doors to potential careers in supply chain management, which focuses on maximizing the speed and minimizing the expense of delivering products to consumers. Obtaining an MBA with a concentration or specialization in this field is one way to demonstrate the analytical skills and attention to detail necessary to ensure that a company’s goods and services are distributed to clients as quickly and as cheaply as possible. With that in mind, these are the 10 best supply chain and logistics MBA programs.
10. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ross)
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 12 (tie)
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: 26
Average salary among these graduates: $119,200
Learn more about the Ross School of Business.
9. Stanford University (CA)
Location: Stanford, California
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 1 (tie)
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: 3
Average salary among these graduates: $140,733
Learn more about the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
8. Purdue University–West Lafayette (Krannert)
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 80 (tie)
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: 7
Average salary among these graduates: $90,445
Learn more about the Krannert School of Management.
7. Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) (PA)
Location: Pittsburgh
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 19
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: 16
Average salary among these graduates: $126,033
Learn more about the Tepper School of Business.
6. Ohio State University (Fisher)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 37 (tie)
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: No data reported
Average salary among these graduates: No data reported
Learn more about the Max M. Fisher College of Business.
5. Pennsylvania State University–University Park (Smeal)
Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 41 (tie)
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: 11
Average salary among these graduates: $105,341
Learn more about the Smeal College of Business.
4. University of Tennessee–Knoxville (Haslam)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 46 (tie)
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: 11
Average salary among these graduates: $101,273
Learn more about the Graduate School of Business at University of Tennessee–Knoxville.
3. Arizona State University (W.P. Carey)
Location: Tempe, Arizona
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 35 (tie)
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: 29
Average salary among these graduates: $100,142
Learn more about the W.P. Carey School of Business.
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 5
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: 42
Average salary among these graduates: $130,901
Learn more about the Sloan School of Management.
1. Michigan State University (Broad)
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Overall Best Business Schools rank: 40
Number of MBA graduates in the class of 2019 with operations or logistics jobs: 19
Average salary among these graduates: $100,788
Learn more about the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management.
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Get advice on applying to business school, and explore the 2021 Best Business Schools rankings. If you’re interested in supply chain management MBA programs, you may also want to check out MBA programs that focus on a related field: production and operations management, a discipline that focuses on how to maximize quality and minimize expenses when manufacturing products or providing services. You can find a ranking of production and operation MBA programs here. Stay up to date on education news by following U.S. News Education on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Explore the top supply chain MBA programs.
1. Michigan State University (Broad)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
3. Arizona State University (W.P. Carey)
4. University of Tennessee–Knoxville (Haslam)
5. Pennsylvania State University–University Park (Smeal)
6. Ohio State University (Fisher)
7. Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)
8. Purdue University–West Lafayette (Krannert)
9. Stanford University
10. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ross)
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