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Supply Chain Management

Manage Global Supply Chains. Lead with Purpose. Graduate Career-Ready.

Launching Fall 2026, Mount St. Mary’s University’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) major prepares you for high growth careers in logistics, operations, and global trade, grounded in ethics, real-world experience, mentorship from industry leaders, and industry recognized certifications. Blending technical training with the Mount’s Catholic liberal arts Core, this program develops graduates who can manage complex global operations while making principled, human-centered decisions.

Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business

The undergraduate degree program in supply chain management is part of the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business. The Bolte School has an impeccable reputation for producing successful business leaders, and the entire faculty shares a commitment to ensuring that you receive the knowledge, experience and insight to leave the Mount as a responsible, methodologically sound and ethical business professional.

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  • Undergraduate Major
  • Undergraduate Minor
  • Graduate Degree
  • Graduate Certificate
  • Accelerated Undergraduate
  • Adult Undergraduate
  • Special Program

About the Major

What Is Supply Chain Management?

Have you ever wondered how a simple online order ends up in front of your door? Supply chain management is the behind-the-scenes magic that gets everything to you. It focuses on the goods, information, and capital that move across global networks in order to meet a customer’s need.

Why Study Supply Chain Management at Mount St. Mary’s University?

At Mount St. Mary’s, you will learn to design resilient, agile, ethical, and data-driven supply chains, preparing for a business environment increasingly shaped by AI, automation, geopolitical risk, sustainability pressures, and digital commerce.

Together with the major, the Catholic Liberal Arts Core, will help develop the systems-level thinking needed to integrate human, financial, technological, and regulatory factors into strategic decisions. Courses in philosophy, theology, ethics, and global culture are not add-ons. They shape how you will evaluate sourcing decisions, sustainability, automation, risk, and the arising tradeoffs, forming leaders rather than technicians.

Graduate career ready with a professional portfolio that includes real-world internships, industry-recognized certifications, and advanced skills in high demand tools like Excel, PowerBI, & SAP.

Bolte Scholars Application

Students interested in majoring in supply chain management are encouraged to apply for a Bolte Scholarship. The scholarship is valued at $5,000 in a student's first year, and up to $1,000 for the next three years. Below are the requirements:

  • Unweighted high school GPA of at least 3.5
  • Declared (or intended) supply chain management major
  • Meet with Mount faculty members via Zoom for an interview
  • Remain a supply chain management major throughout your four years at the Mount to maintain the scholarship

Apply for the Bolte Scholarship

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What does the Supply Chain Program at the Mount Combine?

  • Catholic liberal arts formation
  • Rigorous business fundamentals
  • Advanced analytics
  • Industry-recognized certifications
  • Required internships
  • Faculty and industry mentorship

Is This Major Right for You?

You don’t need to know exactly what career you want yet, but if several of this sound like you, supply chain management at the Mount, could be a great fit.

  • You enjoy working with data or technology
  • You are curious about how the world works
  • You want to do business the right way
  • You like working in teams
  • You want a career with strong job prospects
  • You like hands-on learning

Want to see a full listing of all supply chain management courses, including a sample course sequence?

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A degree in Supply Chain Management (SCM) prepares a student for a career in one of most rapidly growing global businesses. Our curriculum will build the unique skills and provide practical hands on experience required to be a success in the industry. Learn how to harness innovation to drive productivity while gaining insight on how to become an inspiring ethical leader. A Mount SCM degree will light the path to your personal and professional future.

Richard J. Bolte Jr., C'79, Trustee Emeritus Former Chairman and CEO of BDP International

Career Outcomes: High Demand. Strong Earnings

Supply chain professionals are among the most sought-after in today’s economy, especially in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic. Potential career paths include:

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  • Supply Chain Analyst
  • Procurement Manager
  • Operations Manager
  • Logistics Planner
  • Demand Planner
  • Government Contracting Specialist
  • Supply Chain Consultant

Salary Potential and Career Satisfaction: 69,300 to $85,000 starting salaries, with strong long-term growth. 81% of Supply Chain Professionals reported job satisfaction.*

*Association of Supply Chain Management’s 2025 “Supply Chain Salary and Career Report”

Top 10% The Mount is in the top 10% of colleges and universities nationwide in terms of the long-term earnings for a four-year college degree.

What Our Faculty Are Saying

  • josey chacko

    Josey Chacko, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business

    Supply chains power everything from the products you love to the aid that reaches communities in crisis. At the Mount, we prepare students to lead in a tech-driven and geopolitically complex world by thinking coherently across information, financial, technological and human systems, using AI responsibly, and grounding decisions in a rich understanding of people and the common good. In a world increasingly shaped by technology, human ingenuity and creativity remain essential. The Mount’s supply chain management program provides graduates with the wisdom to understand the contributions of human and technical systems and the skills to optimize across them.

Internships. Projects. Mentors.

You will complete multiple hands-on experiences through:

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  • Internships
  • Consulting projects
  • Simulations and case presentations
  • Industry speaker series
  • Site visits to logistics hubs and manufacturers
  • Mentorship through advisory boards

Graduate with a professional portfolio, not just a transcript.

A Four Year Pathway

The curriculum builds skills progressively, starting with business fundamentals and moving towards advanced analytics, global trade, sustainability, and professional certifications.

  • Year 1: Discover How Business and Supply Chains Work
    Skills you’ll develop include: business literacy, systems thinking, basic analytics, global awareness
  • Year 2: Think With Data
    Skills you’ll develop include: Advanced spreadsheet modeling, dashboard creation, AI literacy, teamwork, ethical reasoning
  • Year 3: Global Operations, End-to-End Supply Chains & Professional Practice
    Skills you’ll develop include: global trade compliance, government contracting, Lean Six Sigma certification, Internships
  • Year 4: Lead & Launch Your Career
    Skills you’ll develop include: executive-level decision making, CSCP certification readiness, leadership

Admissions and Program Requirements

Admission to the Supply Chain Management major is selective. Limited cohort sizes allow for close faculty and industry advisory board mentorship throughout all four years. You can apply (links provided below) and formally enter the program after meeting high school GPA standards or meeting introductory coursework GPA requirements.

Merit-based scholarships and endowed funding available, so you can focus on learning, interning, and building your future.

Launching Fall 2026 in the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business

The Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management is scheduled to welcome its first cohort in Fall 2026. Supported by dedicated faculty experts, scholarships, and industry advisory boards, the program reflects the Bolte School’s commitment to applied, mission-driven business education.

Meet Our Faculty