Top Business Schools for Supply Chain Management 2022

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.