Top Business Schools for Supply Chain Management 2023

Thinking about an MBA in Supply Chain Management? Effective supply chain management (SCM) practices have always been essential to many industries, and indeed, because of this, most MBA programs cover aspects of supply chain in their core curriculums.

However, in recent years, as globalization and the embrace of data have shaken up distribution networks, supply chain roles increasingly demand managers with specialized knowledge of fields like analytics and logistics. Modern MBAs in Supply Chain Management can help students understand these trends and how to leverage them.

As such, a specialized MBA in Supply Chain Management might cover a number of topics in the space, such as logistics, statistics, optimization, and demand management, among others. The best MBAs in Supply Chain may also leverage insights from related research centers on-campus.
 
In practice, supply chain management roles draw heavily from the fields of operations management and logistics management. Because of this, students interested in the supply chain field might explore not only MBA programs in Supply Chain Management, but also MBA concentrations in Operations Management (see the best MBA programs for Operations Management here), and Logistics Management. Likewise, there is often overlap between the three fields, in both program offerings and in post-MBA careers.
 
In terms of post-MBA roles in supply chain management, a plethora of options are available. A wide variety of jobs exist for MBAs in the supply chain field, including supply chain/logistics/operations manager, analyst, or consultant.

See below for the best MBA programs in Supply Chain Management.

Columbus, Ohio 19 Followers 36 Discussions

The school is home to the Global Supply Chain Forum, which publishes research in supply chain and operates a range of executive education programs. Fisher offers an MBA major in Operations and Logistics, as well as a Master of Business Logistics Engineering, which allows students to work on logistics-related business problems for real companies. According to the school, some 24 percent of the MBA class of 2021 went into operations or logistics roles.

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West Lafayette, Indiana 20 Followers 82 Discussions
Purdue - Krannert

Krannert’s Global Supply Chain Management Initiative coordinates a range of student services, including supply chain internships, events, and student competitions. Beyond an MBA concentration in Supply Chain Management, Krannert also offers an MS in Global Supply Chain Management. In any given year, over one-third of Krannert MBAs go into operations roles.

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Newark, New Jersey 62 Followers 74 Discussions
Rutgers

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. Thirty-five percent of Rutgers’ MBA class of 2020 went into operations, supply chain, or logistic roles.

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Knoxville, Tennessee 17 Followers 31 Discussions

Students can pursue UTK’s MBA concentration in Supply Chain Management, and the school’s “Supply Chain Forum” gives them a chance to network and track down job leads. In partnership with ESSEC and CEU, UTK also offers a Global Supply Chain Executive MBA, one of the few globally-oriented EMBA programs in this field.

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Boston, Massachusetts 27 Followers 31 Discussions
Northeastern - D'Amore-McKim

Northeastern’s MBA track in Supply Chain Management covers a range of emerging issues in the field, with elective options like “Offshore Outsourcing” and “Sustainability and Supply Chain Management.” According to the school, twenty-three percent of the MBA class of 2020 went into operations or productions roles.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts 52 Followers 175 Discussions
MIT - Sloan

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. In 2020, Sloan was ranked as a top Supply Chain MBA by US News.

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Tempe, Arizona 26 Followers 65 Discussions
ASU - Carey

ASU was ranked in 2021 by US News as one of the top-five Supply Chain MBAs in the United States. The MBA offers several relevant specialization areas, including "Supply Chain Management and Health Sector Management,” and "Supply Chain Financial Management." 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.

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East Lansing, Michigan 20 Followers 58 Discussions

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. Over 54 percent of the 2021 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.

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University Park, Pennsylvania 12 Followers 62 Discussions
Penn State - Smeal

Gartner recently ranked Penn State as the number-one 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. The school offers an MBA concentration in Supply Chain Management, as well as a Master of Supply Chain Management.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates 13 Followers 61 Discussions
SP Jain - Dubai

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.

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