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

Best Logistician programs in Connecticut, ranked by enrollment

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

19 schools in Connecticut run programs that feed this job, graduating 3,570 people a year. The job pays a median of $85,450 in Connecticut across about 2,200 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLogisticianSystems EngineerLogistics AnalystLogistics EngineerProduction PlannerReliability EngineerSupply Chain AnalystTransportation Analyst
Graduates / yr
3,570
in Connecticut
Median pay · Connecticut
$85,450
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
2,200
people employed
Schools
19
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
60%
across those schools
Median net price
$30,734
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Connecticut that lead to this job

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

3 programs in Connecticut that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Connecticut (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 Connecticut page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
13,535
99.0%
19$43,506$25,000
223
0.6%
4$43,506$25,000
312
0.3%
1$43,506$25,000

Top 19 schools in Connecticut

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 13 of the 19 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Connecticut State Community College
New Britain, CT Public · 1 feeder programs
864Business Administration and Management, General$46,39324%
2Post University
Waterbury, CT Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
448Business Administration and Management, General$61,70425%$14,659
3Yale University
New Haven, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
363Business Administration and Management, General96%$27,0254%
4University of New Haven
West Haven, CT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
298Business Administration and Management, General$34,10663%$32,61460%
5University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
272Business Administration and Management, General$40,79954%$28,31196%
6University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT Public · 1 feeder programs
228Business Administration and Management, General$57,84283%52%
7Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
206Business Administration and Management, General$50,55884%$36,84533%
8Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
195Business Administration and Management, General$47,84576%$36,13772%
9Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
156Business Administration and Management, General$42,05173%$42,70565%
10Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
107Business Administration and Management, General$57,95351%$32,57459%
11Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT Public · 3 feeder programs
95Business Administration and Management, General$49,09848%73%
12Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT Public · 1 feeder programs
91Business Administration and Management, General58%83%
13Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT Public · 1 feeder programs
61Business Administration and Management, General$62,74267%
14University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
50Business Administration and Management, General41%$25,14983%
15Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT Public · 1 feeder programs
44Business Administration and Management, General52%87%
16United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, CT Public · 1 feeder programs
40Business Administration and Management, General93%22%
17Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT Public · 1 feeder programs
23Business Administration and Management, General$42,38050%91%
18University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
22Business Administration and Management, General64%$25,84179%
19Mitchell College
New London, CT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Business Administration and Management, General$25,27742%$30,73495%

All 19 schools in Connecticut

Every school in Connecticut 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 Connecticut that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Connecticut State Community CollegeNew BritainPublic8641
Post UniversityWaterburyPrivate for-profit4481
Yale UniversityNew HavenPrivate not-for-profit3631
University of New HavenWest HavenPrivate not-for-profit2982
University of HartfordWest HartfordPrivate not-for-profit2722
University of ConnecticutStorrsPublic2281
Fairfield UniversityFairfieldPrivate not-for-profit2061
Quinnipiac UniversityHamdenPrivate not-for-profit1952
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfieldPrivate not-for-profit1561
Albertus Magnus CollegeNew HavenPrivate not-for-profit1071
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew BritainPublic953
Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimanticPublic911
Charter Oak State CollegeNew BritainPublic611
University of BridgeportBridgeportPrivate not-for-profit501
Western Connecticut State UniversityDanburyPublic441

What logisticians earn in Connecticut

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

Median annual in Connecticut
$85,450
Mean annual
$90,980
Jobs in state
2,200
What the range looks like
10th pct$61,490Median$85,45090th pct$126,880
Versus the national median
+3.8%

U.S. median $82,320. Connecticut pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.80×

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

Metro areas in Connecticut

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
$97,720median
690 jobs
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
$83,410median
210 jobs
Waterbury-Shelton, CT
$87,750median
180 jobs
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
$82,160median
610 jobs
New Haven, CT
$80,850median
380 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 Connecticut

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 Connecticut.

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 3,535 degrees in Connecticut in 2024-25, 99.0% 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 3,570 people a year in Connecticut.

How much do logisticians earn in Connecticut?+

The median is $85,450 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.8% above 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 Connecticut?+

19 institutions in Connecticut 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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