College Life

Private Schools That Are Well Known for This Major

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Lehigh University
• Duquesne University
• Clarkson University

State Schools That Are Well Known for This Major

• Michigan State University—Ann Arbor
• Arizona State University
• University of Tennessee
• Rutgers University
• University of Michigan

Classes in the Major

Intro to Management. Seems logical, right? In order to major in supply chain management, you'll have to understand the basics of what it means to manage. It's like taking a juggling class in clown college—no, really, stay with us. In order to keep an ever-increasing number of balls in the air, you'll have to learn how and when to throw, catch, and what the best materials to juggle are. So yes, majoring in supply chain management is exactly like learning to clown.

Marketing. Competition is the cornerstone of keeping businesses in business. So, it follows that as a supply chain management major, you'll have to learn how to stay competitive. You'll get to put yourself in the shoes of business owners and consumers alike, which will provide you with a broad understanding of how to grow your business and keep customers happy.

Business Analytics. Hello, and welcome to the future; enter the brave new world through the cloud in your screen. To your left, you'll see data. To your right, more data. Data, data, data. Okay, in all seriousness, a businesses analytics class will help guide you into how business is done in the shiny new landscape of the 21st century. There are new ways to interpret, organize, synthesize, and apply information gathered from data sets, which is really just a fancy way to say that technology is cray.

Managerial Accounting. You thrive when challenged. You've climbed the craggiest mountains, forded rushing rivers, used public transportation and not been late to class. Now, put together a budget for your business. Boom. Keeping a business in the black (or, at least, not too far in the red) is the key to growth, so having such skills will be invaluable in supply chain management. Soon, you'll have to start a database of all the new skills you've acquired.

Business Law. We've all seen the movies where a shrewd businessman bends the rules to land the killer account. Sometimes it works out, but sometimes the rules get bent too far. The business law classes you'll have to take as a supply chain management major will help keep you honest in your business endeavors by introducing the ethical and legal frameworks necessary to keep clients at your table, not waiting under it.