North Dakota·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-1081

Best Logistician programs in North Dakota, ranked by enrollment

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

16 schools in North Dakota run programs that feed this job, graduating 821 people a year. The job pays a median of $72,800 in North Dakota across about 310 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLogisticianSystems EngineerLogistics AnalystLogistics EngineerProduction PlannerReliability EngineerSupply Chain AnalystTransportation Analyst
Graduates / yr
821
in North Dakota
Median pay · North Dakota
$72,800
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
310
people employed
Schools
16
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
44%
across those schools
Median net price
$19,583
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in North Dakota that lead to this job

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

3 programs in North Dakota that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in North Dakota (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 North Dakota page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1756
92.1%
15$43,506$25,000
259
7.2%
2$43,506$25,000
36
0.7%
1$43,506$25,000

Top 16 schools in North Dakota

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 10 of the 16 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND Public · 2 feeder programs
199Business Administration and Management, General$48,10564%95%
2University of Mary
Bismarck, ND Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
151Business Administration and Management, General$57,05767%$16,75375%
3University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND Public · 2 feeder programs
101Business Administration and Management, General$53,77660%77%
4Dickinson State University
Dickinson, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
65Business Administration and Management, General$50,83051%37%
5Minot State University
Minot, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
51Business Administration and Management, General$44,40845%65%
6Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
48Operations Management and Supervision$100,66847%
7North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
38Business Administration and Management, General$31,59455%
8Valley City State University
Valley City, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
34Business Administration and Management, General$47,79953%99%
9University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
31Business Administration and Management, General$47,85049%$19,58388%
10United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, ND Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
30Business Administration and Management, General21%$2,819
11Lake Region State College
Devils Lake, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
20Business Administration and Management, General52%
12Mayville State University
Mayville, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
16Business Administration and Management, General$44,93441%
13Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
New Town, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
16Business Administration and Management, General7%
14Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Fort Totten, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
8Business Administration and Management, General28%
15Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
Ellendale, ND Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Business Administration and Management, General46%$21,47526%
16Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
6Business Administration and Management, General22%

All 16 schools in North Dakota

Every school in North Dakota 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 North Dakota that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
North Dakota State University - Main CampusFargoPublic1992
University of MaryBismarckPrivate not-for-profit1511
University of North DakotaGrand ForksPublic1012
Dickinson State UniversityDickinsonPublic651
Minot State UniversityMinotPublic511
Bismarck State CollegeBismarckPublic481
North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpetonPublic381
Valley City State UniversityValley CityPublic341
University of JamestownJamestownPrivate not-for-profit311
United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarckPrivate not-for-profit301
Lake Region State CollegeDevils LakePublic201
Mayville State UniversityMayvillePublic161
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeNew TownPublic161
Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort TottenPublic81
Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendalePrivate not-for-profit71

What logisticians earn in North Dakota

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

Median annual in North Dakota
$72,800
Mean annual
$76,880
Jobs in state
310
What the range looks like
10th pct$56,120Median$72,80090th pct$101,830
Versus the national median
-11.6%

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

Job concentration
0.45×

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

Metro areas in North Dakota

Bismarck, ND
$76,400median
Grand Forks, ND-MN
$70,720median
40 jobs
Fargo, ND-MN
$69,530median
110 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 North Dakota

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 North Dakota.

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 756 degrees in North Dakota in 2024-25, 92.1% 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 821 people a year in North Dakota.

How much do logisticians earn in North Dakota?+

The median is $72,800 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 11.6% 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 North Dakota?+

16 institutions in North Dakota 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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