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Online MS in Supply Chain Management

Drive Decision-Making, Efficiency, and the Flow of Goods

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The online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from the University of Oklahoma equips professionals with the strategic, analytical, and technical skills needed to lead a fast-paced, tech-driven global economy. You’ll learn to optimize the flow of goods, improve operational efficiency, and drive smarter decision-making across the supply chain.

As the only MS in Supply Chain Management program in the state, this 100% online degree can be completed in as little as 16 months—preparing you for leadership roles in industries like business, consulting, government, defense, retail, and healthcare.

100% Online

Time to Complete:

16+ months

Credit Hours:

32

Time Commitment:

20 to 25 hours weekly

start dates

Fall & Spring

cost

OU’s MS in Supply Chain Management degree opens the doors for advancement to leadership positions, and at a lower price point and completion time as compared to other master’s level SCM programs.

Tuition and fees for the program are $32,480 ($1,015 per credit hour). Books and additional materials are not included.

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About the MS in Supply Chain Management Online

The OU Online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management is a 32-credit-hour program that delivers specialized expertise in supply chain management, grounded in a strong business foundation drawn from OU’s top-tier accounting, finance, and MBA programs.

Offered through the AACSB-accredited Price College of Business, the 100% online curriculum emphasizes analytics, technology, strategic and system-level thinking, ethical leadership, and sustainability. Designed for working professionals, it offers the flexibility to balance full-time work while advancing your career from anywhere.

The Supply Chain Management program is ranked as a top program by SupplyChainGuide.org:

#17 – Best Online MBA in Supply Chain Management Programs
#15 – Best Online Master’s in Supply Chain Management Programs

Where Can an MS in Supply Chain Management Take You? Explore Your Career Potential

Graduates of the University of Oklahoma’s online MS in Supply Chain Management are prepared for leadership roles in industries like business, consulting, government, defense, retail, and healthcare—where efficient, data-driven supply chains are critical to success. Accelerate your career in these areas:

Purchasing Manager
Warehouse Manager
Supply Chain Manager
Logistics Manager

Inventory Analyst/Manager
Director Roles
Operations Manager
Materials Manager

Industry Insights

Median Pay: $102,010
Job Outlook: Employment for transportation, storage, and distribution managers is expected to grow 9% by 2033
Job Openings: 19,700 openings for transportation, storage, and distribution managers are projected each year, on average, over the next decade

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The median pay figures reflect earnings for professionals working in these occupations and may represent mid-career compensation. Entry-level salaries vary based on role, employer, experience, and geographic location.

Our Faculty

Ken Petersen

Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research Innovation Ken Petersen is the Helen Robson Walton Chair in Marketing Strategy and Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the University of Oklahoma’s Michael F. Price College of Business. Prior to joining the University of Oklahoma, he served as the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University, the John H. Dove Endowed Chair at the University of Tennessee, and a faculty member at Arizona State University, the University of Oregon, and Colorado State University. He received a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, where he studied Operations Management, Sourcing Management, and Information Systems; an MBA from the University of Akron, where he studied Management and Information Systems; and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama, where he studied Finance and Economics. He has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, and the Journal of Business Logistics. He has also published in various supply chain management and business journals. He has professional experience in supply chain management as a submarine-qualified Supply Corps Officer in the United States Navy and has also consulted with many firms in supply chain management. Some of these firms include Honeywell, IBM, Raytheon, Solectron, Texas Instruments, JP Morgan Chase, and Delphi.

Kevin Nalette

Kevin Nalette is a career-long logistics and supply chain management professional. He has held positions in varying levels of responsibility in multiple organizations with experience in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Additionally, he has experience as the Director of Supply Chain, Project Management, and Pipeline Development for a biotechnology company in the animal health industry. In his roles, he led organizations providing global logistics and sustainment planning, operations, agile software development and sustainment, supply chain management and execution, systems maintenance, modification, repair, and overhaul services.

Rajat Ghosh

Raj Ghosh is a business leader that is passionate about driving business growth through supply chain strategy, leadership, digitization, and advanced analytics. His previous roles span strategy, operations, analytics, product management, process engineering, digital factory, and supply chain planning. He enjoys partnering with leaders in a variety of industries in which he has direct experience including retail, eCommerce, consumer products, energy-upstream and refining, lubricants manufacturing, automotive electrification components, advanced paper, and chemicals. He has an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, as well as a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and a Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins. Whether it is leading teams at work or teaching at OU, he enjoys spending time coaching and mentoring the next generation of business leaders. His interests include supply chain education, product management, corporate strategy, supply chain strategy, SAAS, recruiting, coaching/training, data analytics, cost accounting, and capital projects.

Natasha Poularikas

Director, Master of Science in Supply Chain Management As the Director of the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management and as an instructor in the Marketing and Supply Chain Management division of the University of Oklahoma’s Michael F. Price College of Business, Natasha Poularikas, Ph.D., runs the master’s program and generates materials for and teaches upper-level business courses. She also serves as a corporate board member for MidFirst Bank. In addition, she serves as a faculty advisor for the university’s Association for Operations Management (APICS) and the Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence (WISE) student clubs. Previously, she analyzed model performance on voluntary and involuntary prepayment vectors for mortgage-backed securities as a Senior Quantitative Analyst in MidFirst Bank’s Servicing Acquisitions department. Prior to MidFirst Bank, she gained extensive global exploration strategic planning experience in the oil and gas industry at Hess Corporation, including portfolio optimization, Monte Carlo analysis, capital utilization studies, competitor benchmarking assessment, and $1B+ annual capital budgeting process management. Her early career background includes being selected for the newly created Exploration Group’s Planning Advisor role at Burlington Resources and as a JPMorgan Investment Banking Associate in New York. With a drive to excel and succeed, she earned her Ph.D. in Business from Oklahoma State University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University after graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. A full-scholarship track and field athlete, an All-Academic SEC Conference member, a National Collegiate Mathematics Award winner, and an Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society member represent some of her key academic highlights and achievements. In the community, she volunteers as the GLOW Foundation Global strategic outreach advisor, where she is energized by empowering others to achieve their personal goals.

Program Outcomes: Supply Chain Management Skills Employers Want

Graduates of the online MS in Supply Chain Management from the University of Oklahoma gain the analytical, strategic, and technological expertise needed to lead in a fast-moving, high-demand industry. You’ll graduate ready to step into management roles and drive innovation across the supply chain.

You’ll learn how to:

Apply core financial management principles and analytics to solve real-world business challenges
Analyze and optimize the physical, informational, and behavioral flows within complex supply chains
Understand and apply key concepts in organizational behavior, human resource management, and strategic decision-making

Program Outcomes: What You'll Learn

Course Details

The curriculum provides specialized expertise in supply chain management, grounded in a strong business foundation and focused on high-demand skills in analytics, technology, strategic problem-solving, ethics, and sustainable practices.

Course Structure

You’ll earn 32 credit hours across 16 courses, with semesters divided into two modules (Spring and Fall: 8 weeks; Summer: 7 weeks). Expect a weekly time commitment of 20 to 25 hours, including live sessions.

Courses are delivered in a hybrid format, with most featuring synchronous online lectures on weekday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. CT and some delivered asynchronously through recorded lectures. Live sessions are required, graded, and include participation expectations, with makeup assignments offered as needed to ensure full engagement.

Expand each section below to view more about the courses included in this program, including detailed course descriptions.

For complete curriculum information, including required courses and degree requirements, visit the program’s official Courseleaf page: View the full curriculum.

Fundamentals of Supply Chain

Credit Hours: 2
This course dives into the fundamentals of supply chain and is divided into five sections, including (1) supply chain management: an overview, (2) supply issues in supply chain management, (3) operations issues in supply chain management (4) distribution issues in supply chain management, and (5) integration issues in supply chain management.

Logistics, Distribution, and Transportation Management

Credit Hours: 2
This course explores logistics, distribution, and transportation management by leveraging current events and case studies. Topics include planning, controlling, implementing, forwarding, and reversing the flow of goods, services, and information. This is an integrated course meant to offer a framework to improve personal managerial skills and professionalism in supplies management practices through analyzing logistics activities.

Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management

Credit Hours: 2
Recognized as one of the key areas in supply chain management, strategic sourcing and supply management play a role in maximizing value in the integrated supply chain. We will discuss advanced concepts, analytical tools, strategic and practical issues, and solutions in strategic sourcing and supply management across multiple major industry sectors.

Modeling, Analytics and Decision-Making

Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide an overview of analytical techniques used to model complex supply chain problems to address strategic, tactical, and operational issues. The course will address how decisions relating to forecasting, resource allocation, transportation, project management, inventory management, and supply networks can be improved by analytical models.

Six Sigma Methodology and Practice

2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the Price College of Business. Lean Six Sigma Methodology provides a step-by-step guide to the DMAIC process, offering students a valuable continuous-improvement framework for addressing problems across a variety of businesses. Students will receive a thorough overview of Lean Six Sigma methodologies and prepare for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification. (Su)

Integrated Supply Chain Capstone

Credit Hours: 2
The student will gain an understanding of strategic sourcing and SCM and will develop critical thinking skills involving how the components of supply chain management work together to create value. The student will be introduced to decision analytic tools and their use in decision-making in SCM to develop an appreciation of the impact on the performance of the company.

Planning and Operations Management

Credit Hours: 2
In this course, we will discuss advanced concepts of operations planning, operations functions, current operations management practices, analytical techniques related to operations management problems, and applying these concepts and techniques in practice.

Supply Chain Excellence in a Global World

Credit Hours: 3
Supply Chain is truly global in today's world markets, and an up-to-date perspective is needed as the world is changing daily. Logistics is a key driver of globalization, and a facilitator of international trade and development with an ever search for excellence. We will focus on interdependent flows: materials, data, and resources worldwide, with a lens on quality and distinction.

Current Topics in Supply Chain Management

Credit Hours: 2
This course is designed to examine the current issues and challenges facing supply chain managers and executives during the period in which this course is taught.

Why OU is the Best Choice for an Online Master’s in Supply Chain Management

OU Online delivers a high-quality, affordable graduate education from a nationally recognized public institution—designed with the flexibility working professionals need. As the only university in Oklahoma offering an MS or MBA in Supply Chain Management, OU provides a unique opportunity to gain specialized expertise from a top-tier business school, 100% online.

Faculty Expertise

OU’s MS in Supply Chain Management curriculum is created and taught by the same faculty as the highly ranked undergraduate supply chain management program. The world-class industry leaders and faculty provide students with the most relevant learning objectives in the supply chain industry.

Robust Student Support

OU Online offers robust student support services, including academic support, online tutoring, mental health counseling, and an online career development center. The program accommodates the needs of working professionals, allowing you to expand your skills while maintaining full-time employment.

Global Alumni Network

With more than 250,000 alumni across the world, becoming a Sooner means you’ll have access to a strong network to accelerate your career. Students make lifelong professional connections with peers, faculty, and alumni as part of the global Sooner Network.

Flexible Format

The program’s fully online format is built for busy professionals, offering the flexibility to balance full-time work while advancing your career. The curriculum emphasizes the critical skills, strategic frameworks, and leadership mindsets needed to thrive in today’s high-demand supply chain industry. Courses blend asynchronous learning with live, synchronous sessions—giving you the freedom to study on your schedule while still engaging in real-time with expert faculty and peers.

Tailored Experience

Students gain specialized expertise in supply chain management, supported by a strong business foundation drawn from OU’s top-ranked accounting, finance, and MBA programs. Courses are built around current industry trends and real-world challenges, empowering students to apply what they learn immediately. Through collaborative online discussions, students share insights from their own industries—creating a dynamic learning environment that blends academic theory with practical experience.

I enjoyed most the flexibility for working professionals, industry relevant curriculum, networking and group collaboration, as well as the career impact. I'm happy I can attend school at OU and reside in Colorado

Elizabeth Mansour

MS in Supply Chain Management

Cost & Financial Aid

Earning your Master of Science in Supply Chain Management is an investment in your future — and OU Online is committed to making that investment as accessible and transparent as possible.

Students pay $1,015 per credit hour ($32,480) for the program. Books and additional materials are not included.

Financial aid, scholarships, and employer tuition assistance may be available to help offset the cost. If you have questions about financial aid for your online program, please get in touch with the Online Aid office by emailing onlineaid@ou.edu or calling 405-325-2929.

A nonrefundable deposit of $350 is required upon admission to secure your place in the program. This deposit guarantees your spot in your first semester of courses and will be applied toward your first semester’s tuition.

* Please be aware that tuition and fees may change, as determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Transfer Credit

You can transfer up to 12 credit hours of graduate-level coursework, as per Graduate College policy, with the approval of the department. Credits must be graduate level and taken at an AACSB-accredited institution with a grade of B or better (B- or lower cannot be transferred) and cannot have been used toward the completion of another conferred degree. Transfer credits cannot be more than 5 years old at the time of COMPLETION of your Supply Chain Management program.

Take the Next Step

The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management at the University of Oklahoma is a competitive program for motivated professionals. No prior supply chain experience is required, but applicants should demonstrate strong potential for success. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is required, with particular emphasis on performance in quantitative coursework.

Application Process

To apply, students must:

Complete the online application at https://gograd.ou.edu/apply/
Submit a current resume
Provide official college transcripts from all institutions*
Submit a 300-to-500-word statement describing your career goals, how the program aligns with them, and relevant educational or life experiences
International applicants must submit a TOEFL score of 600 or higher on paper, 250 or higher on computer, or 100 or higher on internet-based tests, sent directly to Institution Code 6879.

*Sealed official transcripts from all previous institutions should be sent directly to the University of Oklahoma.

Sending digitally is preferred to gradadm@ou.edu.

If you are sending physical copies, please send to:

Office of Graduate Admissions
731 Elm Avenue, Room 213
Norman, OK 73019

Admission & Requirements

Admissions are rolling and continue until two weeks before classes begin. A nonrefundable $350 deposit is required to secure your spot and will be applied toward first-semester tuition. Admitted students must complete MBA Math, including Excel and Statistics modules, prior to the first day of class with a passing grade of 80% or above.

Step 1

Contact an Enrollment Coach to discuss your qualifications and interest in the program.

Step 2

Complete the online application.

Step 3

Provide supplemental materials, including a resume, personal statement and transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions.