Master's in Supply Chain Management FAQ

This program is designed for working professionals who want to develop both practical and academic expertise in supply chain management. Candidates should have prior supply chain experience and a goal of expanding their career opportunities. 82 percent of our graduates receive a salary increase just three months after graduating and 96 percent of alumni recommend the program.

The hybrid schedule allows students to complete the program no matter where they reside. Students must be in San Diego for the five on-campus residencies. The rest of the program is completed in an online format from anywhere in the world.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to regulations from the Department of Education, as of February 23, 2013, the University of San Diego is unable to enroll students in its online degree programs who reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

Due to the significant online portion of this program, the MSSCM program is unable to enroll students on F or J student visas. However, international applicants who reside in the United States under an employment-based or another type of visa may be eligible to enroll. If you hold a visa other than the F or J and are interested in this program, please email us at grads@sandiego.edu so that we can advise you on your enrollment options.

For international students who cannot join the MSSCM program, we recommend pursuing our MBA program with a concentration in supply chain management. This program gives you a broad-based business education while developing expertise in the supply chain function. MBA students have full access to USD’s Supply Chain Management Institute and related professional development activities.  

Our students and alumni work for leading organizations in San Diego and around the world. USD’s Graduate Business Career Center and the Supply Chain Management Institute have many programs and resources to help students achieve their goals.  Students enjoy one-on-one career coaching, access to our vast alumni network, supply chain focused career fairs, company visits, resume review, and more.

Here is a sampling of the organizations that employ our students and graduates:

• Agile Sourcing Partners
• Amazon
• Austal USA
• BAE Systems
• Bumble Bee Foods
• CSCMP San Diego
• General Atomics and Affiliated Companies
• Greenlee Communications
• Intuit
• Illumina
• Jack In The Box
• Little Treasures
• NAVAIR FRCSW
• Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Omnitracs
• Penske Logistics
• Raytheon Vision Systems
• Sempra Energy (SDG&E / SoCalGas)
• Southern California Edison
• Taylor Farms
• UTC Aerospace Systems

Students educated outside the United States must submit a course-by-course degree evaluation conducted by World Education Services.

Due to the hybrid nature of this program, we are unable to sponsor F1 visas and can only accept international students who are already legally permitted to study in the U.S. One example of an eligible legal status would be U.S. permanent resident status. Therefore, international applicants are encouraged to apply for our MBA program, which offers a concentration in supply chain management.

No. The GRE or GMAT is not required. Instead, we require a ​professional work product. This should demonstrate your ability to analyze complex problems at the graduate level and be one in which you were the dominant author (content contributions from all others should be less than 20% of the total effort). Examples include a technical report, strategic business plan, supplier analysis, inventory analysis, or a new project or business proposal. If you are unable to provide a professional work product, you can submit a 500-1000-word essay instead that highlights a supply chain challenge at your company and a possible project to resolve that challenge.

Please complete this form and the admissions team will contact you.  You can also call us at (619) 260-4860 or book an appointment with the assistant director of admissions for this program.