Best degree programs for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, ranked by enrollment
8 college programs and 2,535 schools train Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $107,230 median wage, 221,180 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
8 college programs at 2,535 schools train transportation, storage, and distribution managers, graduating 443,828 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Business Administration and Management, General. The job pays a median of $107,230 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
8 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0201 | 348,906 | 78.6% | 2,305 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 52.0101 | 60,975 | 13.7% | 806 | $44,700 | $24,000 |
| 3 | CIP 44.0401 | 13,652 | 3.1% | 431 | $45,374 | $26,000 |
| 4 | CIP 52.0203 | 11,155 | 2.5% | 377 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 5 | CIP 49.0101 | 6,507 | 1.5% | 89 | $41,774 | $23,500 |
| 6 | Aviation/Airway Management and Operationsmain feeder CIP 49.0104 | 2,098 | 0.5% | 72 | $41,774 | $23,500 |
| 7 | CIP 52.0209 | 502 | 0.1% | 31 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 8 | CIP 44.0403 | 33 | 0.0% | 3 | $45,374 | $26,000 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $123,780 | 30,540 | 1.18× | 223 | 61,314 |
| Texas | $100,700 | 28,710 | 1.43× | 145 | 32,037 |
| Florida | $101,570 | — | — | 102 | 25,387 |
| Arizona | $98,750 | 3,390 | 0.74× | 38 | 25,329 |
| Indiana | $108,720 | 4,190 | 0.92× | 48 | 18,382 |
| New York | $127,180 | 6,740 | 0.49× | 142 | 17,873 |
| North Carolina | $106,100 | 6,650 | 0.95× | 112 | 14,665 |
| Virginia | $119,140 | 3,380 | 0.58× | 65 | 13,879 |
| Massachusetts | $123,830 | 4,310 | 0.83× | 64 | 12,972 |
| New Hampshire | $129,470 | 530 | 0.55× | 19 | 12,707 |
| Colorado | $132,610 | 2,310 | 0.57× | 33 | 12,116 |
| Utah | $102,180 | 3,010 | 1.22× | 11 | 11,293 |
| Pennsylvania | $105,240 | 8,540 | 0.99× | 126 | 11,230 |
| Illinois | $120,250 | 11,030 | 1.27× | 90 | 11,170 |
| Georgia | $123,330 | 6,700 | 0.96× | 84 | 11,050 |
| Ohio | $101,550 | 9,480 | 1.20× | 100 | 9,760 |
| Michigan | $99,100 | 8,180 | 1.31× | 72 | 8,890 |
| Kentucky | $100,340 | 2,340 | 0.82× | 47 | 8,615 |
| New Jersey | $130,610 | 9,120 | 1.50× | 50 | 8,387 |
| Alabama | $118,320 | 1,250 | 0.41× | 46 | 8,137 |
| Maryland | $105,180 | 3,550 | 0.90× | 42 | 8,069 |
| Missouri | $102,870 | 3,650 | 0.87× | 58 | 7,099 |
| West Virginia | $98,230 | 530 | 0.53× | 32 | 6,851 |
| Louisiana | $93,650 | 2,840 | 1.03× | 35 | 6,536 |
| Minnesota | $118,180 | 4,030 | 0.96× | 59 | 6,509 |
| Idaho | $93,920 | 1,040 | 0.85× | 11 | 6,133 |
| Tennessee | $100,740 | 4,910 | 1.05× | 52 | 6,081 |
| South Carolina | $106,860 | 3,460 | 1.06× | 51 | 5,686 |
| Washington | $136,500 | 2,490 | 0.49× | 54 | 5,423 |
| Wisconsin | $95,900 | 5,410 | 1.29× | 52 | 4,708 |
| Oklahoma | $96,830 | 1,660 | 0.68× | 37 | 4,247 |
| Connecticut | $114,210 | 2,410 | 1.00× | 20 | 4,022 |
| Nebraska | $97,380 | 1,420 | 0.97× | 25 | 3,625 |
| Mississippi | $85,770 | 2,410 | 1.46× | 28 | 3,561 |
| District of Columbia | $132,180 | 610 | 0.61× | 10 | 3,404 |
| Arkansas | $89,200 | 1,440 | 0.78× | 44 | 3,295 |
| Iowa | $99,010 | 1,850 | 0.83× | 43 | 3,191 |
| Oregon | $103,520 | 2,860 | 1.02× | 30 | 2,884 |
| Kansas | $106,130 | 1,150 | 0.56× | 39 | 2,867 |
| New Mexico | $101,420 | 660 | 0.53× | 26 | 2,042 |
| Maine | $102,110 | 370 | 0.40× | 17 | 1,543 |
| Nevada | $99,860 | 2,250 | 1.02× | 9 | 1,479 |
| Rhode Island | $117,600 | 450 | 0.63× | 11 | 1,260 |
| North Dakota | $100,720 | 390 | 0.63× | 17 | 1,206 |
| Montana | $108,180 | 300 | 0.41× | 18 | 1,023 |
| Delaware | $145,000 | 310 | 0.45× | 6 | 1,011 |
| South Dakota | $107,410 | 370 | 0.57× | 16 | 990 |
| Hawaii | $101,480 | 830 | 0.93× | 8 | 890 |
| Vermont | $101,850 | 390 | 0.90× | 7 | 704 |
| Wyoming | $112,310 | 130 | 0.33× | 9 | 434 |
| Alaska | $103,080 | — | — | 6 | 402 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
- Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
- Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
- Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
- Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
- Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies.
- Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.
- Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.
Skills
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Active Listening3.9
- Monitoring3.9
- Speaking3.8
- Writing3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Active Learning3.7
- Learning Strategies3.2
Knowledge areas
- Transportation4.5
- Administration and Management4.2
- English Language3.9
- Customer and Personal Service3.9
- Personnel and Human Resources3.6
- Mathematics3.5
Abilities
- Written Comprehension4.0
- Written Expression4.0
- Oral Comprehension4.0
- Problem Sensitivity3.9
- Deductive Reasoning3.9
- Inductive Reasoning3.9
Core activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.4
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.4
- Getting Information4.2
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.2
- Developing and Building Teams4.2
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates4.0
Tools and technology
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How to become a Transportation
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Work experience needed
- 5 years or more
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.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 8 majors mapped to Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers8 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 44.0401Public Administration
- 44.0403Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies
- 49.0101Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
- 49.0104Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
- 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
- 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
- 52.0203Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
- 52.0209Transportation/Mobility Management
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Transportation?+
High school diploma or equivalent 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 348,906 degrees in 2024-25, 78.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Transportation?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Public Administration, Air Transportation. Together they graduate about 443,828 people a year.
How much do transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn?+
The median is $107,230 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $65,120 at the 10th percentile to $194,900 at the 90th. 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 transportation, storage, and distribution managers growing?+
BLS projects a +6.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 18,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
2,535 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 8 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 transportation, storage, and distribution managers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Fleet Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Supply Chain Director, Distribution Center Manager, Global Supply Chain Director, Logistics Operations Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3071.
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 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected 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 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, 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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