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

Best Logistician programs in Kansas, ranked by enrollment

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

35 schools in Kansas run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,303 people a year. The job pays a median of $69,520 in Kansas across about 1,780 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLogisticianSystems EngineerLogistics AnalystLogistics EngineerProduction PlannerReliability EngineerSupply Chain AnalystTransportation Analyst
Graduates / yr
2,303
in Kansas
Median pay · Kansas
$69,520
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,780
people employed
Schools
35
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
44%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,014
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Kansas that lead to this job

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

3 programs in Kansas that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Kansas (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 Kansas 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 Kansas
1,937
84.1%
34$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0203In Kansas
192
8.3%
5$43,506$25,000
3
CIP 52.0205In Kansas
174
7.6%
3$43,506$25,000

Top 25 schools in Kansas

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 20 of the 35 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 Kansas
Lawrence, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
250Business Administration and Management, General$55,63369%93%
2Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
248Operations Management and Supervision$52,12948%90%
3Wichita State University
Wichita, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
236Business Administration and Management, General$44,88451%94%
4Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
221Business Administration and Management, General$52,53871%82%
5Emporia State University
Emporia, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
218Business Administration and Management, General$40,52856%98%
6Friends University
Wichita, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
95Business Administration and Management, General$54,09043%$24,08455%
7Baker University
Baldwin City, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
86Business Administration and Management, General$59,14558%$21,40494%
8Southwestern College
Winfield, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
75Business Administration and Management, General$59,95136%$26,86876%
9Washburn Institute of Technology
Topeka, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
71Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management68%
10MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
70Business Administration and Management, General$58,49454%$28,84579%
11Newman University
Wichita, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
68Business Administration and Management, General53%$18,52074%
12Ottawa University - Online
Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
68Business Administration and Management, General$51,62743%
13Wichita State University - Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS Public · 3 feeder programs
65Business Administration and Management, General43%
14Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
64Business Administration and Management, General$35,13749%$23,01472%
15Benedictine College
Atchison, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
58Business Administration and Management, General$39,66162%$24,82698%
16University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
57Business Administration and Management, General$35,34448%$22,73087%
17Washburn University
Topeka, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
52Business Administration and Management, General$48,58953%
18Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
50Business Administration and Management, General$37,98831%
19Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
45Business Administration and Management, General57%89%
20McPherson College
McPherson, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
39Business Administration and Management, General34%$24,59577%
21Ottawa University - Ottawa
Ottawa, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
36Business Administration and Management, General$51,62728%$26,93583%
22Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
27Business Administration and Management, General$25,94118%90%
23Ottawa University - Kansas City
Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
21Business Administration and Management, General$51,627
24Central Christian College of Kansas
McPherson, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
12Business Administration and Management, General$54,84827%$12,53753%
25Kansas Christian College
Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
12Business Administration and Management, General10%$16,731

All 35 schools in Kansas

Every school in Kansas 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 Kansas that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of KansasLawrencePublic2502
Fort Hays State UniversityHaysPublic2482
Wichita State UniversityWichitaPublic2362
Kansas State UniversityManhattanPublic2212
Emporia State UniversityEmporiaPublic2181
Friends UniversityWichitaPrivate not-for-profit951
Baker UniversityBaldwin CityPrivate not-for-profit861
Southwestern CollegeWinfieldPrivate not-for-profit752
Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopekaPublic711
MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathePrivate not-for-profit701
Newman UniversityWichitaPrivate not-for-profit681
Ottawa University - OnlineOverland ParkPrivate not-for-profit681
Wichita State University - Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichitaPublic653
Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalinaPrivate not-for-profit641
Benedictine CollegeAtchisonPrivate not-for-profit581

What logisticians earn in Kansas

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

Median annual in Kansas
$69,520
Mean annual
$76,290
Jobs in state
1,780
What the range looks like
10th pct$46,400Median$69,52090th pct$114,090
Versus the national median
-15.5%

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

Job concentration
0.77×

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

Metro areas in Kansas

Topeka, KS
$94,200median
130 jobs
Manhattan, KS
$66,710median
170 jobs
Wichita, KS
$69,520median
320 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 Kansas

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 Kansas.

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 1,937 degrees in Kansas in 2024-25, 84.1% 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 2,303 people a year in Kansas.

How much do logisticians earn in Kansas?+

The median is $69,520 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.5% 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 Kansas?+

35 institutions in Kansas 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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