Top Business Schools for Supply Chain Management 2024

The school hosts the Einwechter Centre for Supply Chain Management, which is a top Canadian research center looking into supply chain issues, and which ensures that the school’s MBA program is infused with up-to-date insights in the field. MBA students at Wilfrid Laurier can pursue a specialization in Supply Chain Management. 

Krannert’s Global Supply Chain Management Initiative coordinates a range of student services, including supply chain internships, events, and student competitions. Although the format of the school’s one-year MBA program doesn’t allow a ton of room for deep specialization, students can take a few supply chain-oriented electives. However, looking beyond the MBA, Krannert also offers a highly-regarded MS in Global Supply Chain Management. In any given year, over one-third of Krannert MBAs go into operations roles.

In 2009, Rutgers Business School founded the Center for Supply Chain Management, which offers a certificate in supply chain management and produces a range of relevant publications. The school offers an MBA in Supply Chain Management, which is ranked highly in Gartner's most recent Top 25 North American Supply Chain University Graduate Programs ranking. Typically, around a third of Rutgers’ MBA classes go into operations, supply chain, or logistic roles.

Students can pursue UTK’s MBA concentration in Supply Chain Management, which provides a strong functional understanding issues in the field. And the school’s “Supply Chain Forum” gives students a chance to network and track down job leads. UTK’s Global Supply Chain Institute is a top-tier research organization that has developed a unique Executive MBA for Global Supply Chain, which is one of the few globally-oriented EMBA programs in this field.

Northeastern’s MBA concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management Concentration covers a range of emerging issues in the field, with elective options like “Offshore Outsourcing” and “Sustainability and Supply Chain Management.” In past years, up to twenty-three percent of the MBA class has gone into operations or productions roles.

While not officially an MBA, MIT's ten-month Supply Chain Management masters program attracts a similar target group, and leads to a Master of Engineering in Logistics degree. MIT also offers a “Leaders for Global Operations” dual-degree MBA/MSc program. The school hosts two relevant research centers: the Operations Research Center and the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, both of which publish research in supply chain management. Sloan is currently ranked as a top Supply Chain MBA by US News.

On the strength of its supply chain expertise, Carey is typically ranked as one of the top five Supply Chain MBAs in the United States. The MBA offers a relevant concentration in Supply Chain Management, which covers topics like operations planning, decision models for supply chain, and sustainability, among others. In recent years, the school has placed upwards of 27 percent of its MBA classes into operations or logistics-related roles. Through the school’s Department of Supply Chain Management, the school has some non-MBA graduate programs relevant to supply chain, such as a Master of Science in Global Logistics.

Broad students can pursue an MBA concentration in Supply Chain Management, and they can use the school’s On-Demand Supply Chain Center, which is operated in partnership with IBM, to conduct research and supply chain experiments. A recent survey found that over 34 percent of MBA grads landed functional positions in supply chain management. The school also offers a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, which can be completed while students work full-time.

Gartner recently ranked Penn State as a top-ten supply chain graduate program in North America, and typically, some 30 to 40 percent of the school’s  MBA cohort lands jobs with operations or logistics functions each year. Since 1989, the school has operated the Center for Supply Chain Research, which publishes research and puts on events. Although the school no longer offers an MBA concentration in Supply Chain Management, it does offer a separate, specialized Master of Supply Chain Management.

SP Jain offers an MBA specialization in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, making use of its campuses in Asia-Pacific hubs like Dubai and Singapore.