Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
10,601
declining 3.5%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,070
growing 0%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$35,785
growing 1.48%
Average Wage
$105,798
growing 8.23%
People in Workforce
11.9M
growing 2.36%
Average Employee Age
43.9
growing 0.00756%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management degree recipients are Charles Town, WV, Houston, TX, and East Lansing, MI. The most common degree awarded to students studying Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management and the types of students that study this field. American Public University System awards the most degrees in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management in the US, but J F Ingram State Technical College and Athens State University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management.

Tuition costs for Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management majors are, on average, $7,070 for in-state public colleges, and $35,785 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (159 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (6,750 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management (2022)
  1. 558 degrees awarded
  2. 421 degrees awarded
  3. 396 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management, is Public, 4-year or above (6,750 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,070
Median In-State Public
$35,785
Median Out of State Private

American Public University System has the most Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management degree recipients, with 558 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, J F Ingram State Technical College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management, with 11.7%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management
  1. 558 degrees awarded
  2. 537 degrees awarded
  3. 421 degrees awarded

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 1k%
  2. 373%
  3. 300%

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Business graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Business majors is $105,798 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

The industry that employs the most Business majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
$105,798
Average Wage in Workforce
± $772
8.23%
1 Year Growth
± 0.957%

The average salary for Business majors is $105,798 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Most Common

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The most common occupations Business majors, by number of employees, are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Business majors working as Accountants & auditors, Financial analysts, and Financial examiners.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Business majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.

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Occupations by Share

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11.9M
2022 Workforce
± 81,438
2.36%
1 Year Growth
± 0.948%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.36%, from 11.7M in 2021 to 11.9M in 2022.

The largest single share of Business graduates go on to work as Accountants & auditors (9.23%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Business by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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The most common industries that employ Business majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, and Computer Systems Design.

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
11.9M
2022 Workforce
± 81,438
2.36%
1 Year Growth
± 0.948%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.36%, from 11.7M in 2021 to 11.9M in 2022.

The industry which employs the most Business graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Business.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 43.9.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (5,831 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
43.9
Average Age in 2022
± 0.0912 Years
0.00756%
1 Year Change
± 0.294%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business. The most common ages of employees with this major are 40 and 36 years old, which represent 2.65% and 2.62% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (62.6%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    5,831 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    1,402 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    1,359 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Male
    2,902 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    1,262 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    468 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    177,507 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    149,786 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    140,210 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Mongolia
    2.8 times more than expected
  2. Norway
    2.59 times more than expected
  3. Zimbabwe
    2.49 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Mongolia that hold Business degrees (2.8 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (177,507 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management majors need many skills, but most especially Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, and Quality Control Analysis.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, and Quality Control Analysis are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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