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

Best Logistician programs in Ohio, ranked by enrollment

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

86 schools in Ohio run programs that feed this job, graduating 8,539 people a year. The job pays a median of $83,460 in Ohio across about 8,990 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLogisticianSystems EngineerLogistics AnalystLogistics EngineerProduction PlannerReliability EngineerSupply Chain AnalystTransportation Analyst
Graduates / yr
8,539
in Ohio
Median pay · Ohio
$83,460
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
8,990
people employed
Schools
86
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
46%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,239
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Ohio that lead to this job

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

3 programs in Ohio that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Ohio (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 Ohio 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 Ohio
7,502
87.9%
84$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0205In Ohio
548
6.4%
11$43,506$25,000
3
CIP 52.0203In Ohio
489
5.7%
21$43,506$25,000

Top 25 schools in Ohio

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 65 of the 86 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
964Business Administration and Management, General$13,18141%
2Franklin University
Columbus, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
829Business Administration and Management, General$56,58811%$22,280
3University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
475Business Administration and Management, General$60,36075%85%
4Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH Public · 3 feeder programs
422Business Administration and Management, General$61,42388%61%
5Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
388Business Administration and Management, General$43,50964%86%
6Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
372Business Administration and Management, General$43,11950%84%
7Ohio University - Main Campus
Athens, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
316Business Administration and Management, General$57,00665%85%
8Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
269Business Administration and Management, General$38,12031%
9Marion Technical College
Marion, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
267Business Administration and Management, General$46,33431%
10Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
221Business Administration and Management, General$46,70851%91%
11Wright State University - Main Campus
Dayton, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
212Business Administration and Management, General$42,68042%96%
12Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
142Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management$60,80764%81%
13Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
139Business Administration and Management, General87%$27,97637%
14Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
139Business Administration and Management, General28%
15Ashland University
Ashland, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
137Business Administration and Management, General$58,58061%$21,78576%
16Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
137Business Administration and Management, General$48,77069%$31,11986%
17Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
136Operations Management and Supervision$67,82380%75%
18University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College
Blue Ash, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
129Business Administration and Management, General$44,94416%
19The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
123Business Administration and Management, General$45,08958%$23,12883%
20Stark State College
North Canton, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
121Business Administration and Management, General$37,44223%
21University of Toledo
Toledo, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
118Business Administration and Management, General$51,27257%92%
22Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH Public · 2 feeder programs
117Business Administration and Management, General$35,17535%
23University of Dayton
Dayton, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
116Business Administration and Management, General$63,89780%$28,56065%
24Heidelberg University
Tiffin, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
103Business Administration and Management, General$42,64052%$20,74286%
25John Carroll University
University Heights, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
101Business Administration and Management, General$54,23879%$25,70581%

All 86 schools in Ohio

Every school in Ohio 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 Ohio that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Sinclair Community CollegeDaytonPublic9642
Franklin UniversityColumbusPrivate not-for-profit8292
University of Cincinnati - Main CampusCincinnatiPublic4752
Ohio State University - Main CampusColumbusPublic4223
Kent State University at KentKentPublic3881
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstownPublic3722
Ohio University - Main CampusAthensPublic3162
Lorain County Community CollegeElyriaPublic2691
Marion Technical CollegeMarionPublic2672
Cleveland State UniversityClevelandPublic2211
Wright State University - Main CampusDaytonPublic2121
Bowling Green State University - Main CampusBowling GreenPublic1422
Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandPrivate not-for-profit1391
Columbus State Community CollegeColumbusPublic1392
Ashland UniversityAshlandPrivate not-for-profit1372

What logisticians earn in Ohio

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

Median annual in Ohio
$83,460
Mean annual
$89,600
Jobs in state
8,990
What the range looks like
10th pct$52,000Median$83,46090th pct$131,120
Versus the national median
+1.4%

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

Job concentration
1.00×

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

Metro areas in Ohio

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
$105,060median
1,460 jobs
Youngstown-Warren, OH
$84,910median
150 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$79,990median
1,960 jobs
Toledo, OH
$85,700median
360 jobs
Sandusky, OH
$89,720median
30 jobs
Canton-Massillon, OH
$85,380median
270 jobs
Akron, OH
$78,590median
440 jobs
Columbus, OH
$80,710median
1,740 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 Ohio

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 Ohio.

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 7,502 degrees in Ohio in 2024-25, 87.9% 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 8,539 people a year in Ohio.

How much do logisticians earn in Ohio?+

The median is $83,460 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 1.4% 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 Ohio?+

86 institutions in Ohio 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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