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Major Overview for Logistics and Materials Management

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Overview for Logistics and Materials Management

A program that prepares individuals to manage and coordinate all logistical functions in an enterprise, ranging from acquisitions to receiving and handling, through internal allocation of resources to operations units, to the handling and delivery of output. Includes instruction in acquisitions and purchasing, inventory control, storage and handling, just-in-time manufacturing, logistics planning, shipping and delivery management, transportation, quality control, resource estimation and allocation, and budgeting.

Careers for Logistics and Materials Management Majors

A major in Logistics and Materials Management is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Logistics and Materials Management

Top 34 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Logistics and Materials Management among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
202
(2.5%)
Minimally Selective$17,322
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
122
(3.3%)
Minimally Selective$13,578
The Ohio State University - Columbus Campus
Columbus, OH
76
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$18,165
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
62
(1.4%)
Minimally Selective$15,227
Auburn University Main Campus
Auburn University, AL
61
(1.6%)
Moderately Selective$14,400
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
49
(1.4%)
Minimally Selective$17,356
University of Arkansas Main Campus
Fayetteville, AR
43
(1.8%)
Moderately Selective$14,021
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
40
(0.7%)
Highly Selective$17,848
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
37
(1.2%)
Minimally Selective$17,078
Portland State University
Portland, OR
36
(1.1%)
Minimally Selective$7,614
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.