Arizona·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-1081

Best Logistician programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment

Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization.

36 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 23,378 people a year. The job pays a median of $77,620 in Arizona across about 4,800 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLogisticianSystems EngineerLogistics AnalystLogistics EngineerProduction PlannerReliability EngineerSupply Chain AnalystTransportation Analyst
Graduates / yr
23,378
in Arizona
Median pay · Arizona
$77,620
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
4,800
people employed
Schools
36
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
30%
across those schools
Median net price
$22,877
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Arizona that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

3 programs in Arizona that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Arizona (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Arizona page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0201In Arizona
22,732
97.2%
35$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0205In Arizona
539
2.3%
6$43,506$25,000
3
CIP 52.0203In Arizona
107
0.5%
4$43,506$25,000

Top 25 schools in Arizona

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 36 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
13,443Business Administration and Management, General$58,26821%$15,478
2Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
3,156Business Administration and Management, General$53,77043%$21,53579%
3The University of Arizona Global Campus
Chandler, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs
2,065Business Administration and Management, General$61,46611%$26,445
4American InterContinental University System
Chandler, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1,811Business Administration and Management, General$43,5289%$15,785
5University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs
681Business Administration and Management, General$50,92468%86%
6Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs
325Business Administration and Management, General$47,88461%90%
7Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs
202Business Administration and Management, General$61,11768%90%
8Chandler - Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
181Business Administration and Management, General30%
9Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
157Business Administration and Management, General16%
10Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs
140Business Administration and Management, General28%
11Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
131Business Administration and Management, General16%
12Estrella Mountain Community College
Avondale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
106Business Administration and Management, General32%
13Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
92Business Administration and Management, General20%
14Arizona Christian University
Glendale, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
80Business Administration and Management, General$40,70240%$32,19871%
15Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
80Business Administration and Management, General19%
16Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
80Business Administration and Management, General$56,05714%
17Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
67Business Administration and Management, General17%
18Ottawa University - Surprise
Surprise, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
62Business Administration and Management, General$51,62718%$34,37378%
19Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs
56Business Administration and Management, General$61,1170%67%
20Yavapai College
Prescott, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
55Operations Management and Supervision34%
21Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
47Business Administration and Management, General42%
22Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
45Business Administration and Management, General$54,92227%
23South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
43Business Administration and Management, General16%
24Bryan University
Tempe, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
41Business Administration and Management, General41%$22,877
25Crestpoint University
Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
37Business Administration and Management, General$41,42233%$15,215

All 36 schools in Arizona

Every school in Arizona with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Arizona that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Phoenix - ArizonaPhoenixPrivate for-profit13,4432
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenixPrivate not-for-profit3,1562
The University of Arizona Global CampusChandlerPublic2,0653
American InterContinental University SystemChandlerPrivate for-profit1,8111
University of ArizonaTucsonPublic6812
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaffPublic3252
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempePublic2022
Chandler - Gilbert Community CollegeChandlerPublic1811
Mesa Community CollegeMesaPublic1571
Pima Community CollegeTucsonPublic1402
Glendale Community CollegeGlendalePublic1311
Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondalePublic1061
Arizona Western CollegeYumaPublic921
Arizona Christian UniversityGlendalePrivate not-for-profit801
Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenixPublic801

What logisticians earn in Arizona

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Arizona
$77,620
Mean annual
$84,130
Jobs in state
4,800
What the range looks like
10th pct$52,170Median$77,62090th pct$124,740
Versus the national median
-5.7%

U.S. median $82,320. Arizona pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.92×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
$99,320median
110 jobs
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$79,370median
3,360 jobs
Tucson, AZ
$77,410median
900 jobs
Yuma, AZ
$60,340median
80 jobs
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ
$56,240median
70 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+16.7%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
26,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
40,300
241,000 → 281,300
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Logisticians page.

How to become a Logistician

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeakingMonitoringWriting

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Arizona

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 3 majors mapped to Logisticians3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0203Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • 52.0205Operations Management and Supervision

Common questions

Answers for people weighing logisticians programs in Arizona.

What degree do you need to become a Logistician?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 22,732 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 97.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Logistician?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration. Together they graduate about 23,378 people a year in Arizona.

How much do logisticians earn in Arizona?+

The median is $77,620 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 5.7% below the U.S. median of $82,320. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for logisticians growing?+

BLS projects a +16.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 26,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+

36 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do logisticians work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Logistician, Systems Engineer, Logistics Analyst, Logistics Engineer, Production Planner, Reliability Engineer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-1081.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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