Co-op Required
Salary and Career Info
Supply Chain Management BS
In RIT’s supply chain management degree you'll learn to manage the flow of goods and services around the world by understanding the logistics, planning, inventory demands, transportation, and execution behind moving products from farms and production facilities to their final destinations in warehouses and stores.
Program skills
Supply Chain Management provides students with a solid background in areas commonly needed to support SCM roles; including business strategy, information systems, lean/quality management, inventory management, logistics, and project management.
Students get the tools and skills needed for continuous process improvement and project management a with Lean Six-Sigma Yellow Belt certification. Students can select elective courses from Saunders College or Kate Gleason College of Engineering to focus your studies on a specific area of expertise and are guaranteed real-world experience as a part of one of the oldest and largest cooperative education programs.
Program facilities equipment
The Sklarsky Center for Business Analytics features the latest technology and equipment, including Bloomberg Terminals and the most advanced analytics software. The REDCOM Active Learning Lab provides a business environment that maximizes the utilization of technology for digital interaction and team networking. Computer labs currently have 60 PC’s hooked up to a network server, including wireless connectivity.
Program job titles
Supply Chain Analyst; Purchasing Specialist; Sourcing Analyst; Operations Manager; Procurement Associate; Logistics Analyst
Select program hiring partners
Amazon.com; Carrier; Lindt Chocolate; Save the Children; RDI Diamonds; Marriott Vacations Worldwide; King Electrical Manufacturing; Expeditors International; Denso International America, Inc.; NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets; Xylem, Inc
88.89%
Outcome Rates for Supply Chain Management BS
Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).
100%
Knowledge Rate
Total percentage of graduates for whom RIT has verifiable data, compared to national average knowledge rate of 41% per NACE.
| Outcome | % of Students |
|---|---|
| Employed | 88.89% |
| Full-time Graduate Study | 0% |
| Alternative Plans | 0% |
Accreditation
Saunders College of Business undergraduate and graduate programs are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the premier accrediting organization for business schools. Less than 5 percent of the institutions granting business degrees have received this accreditation.
Experiential Learning
Cooperative Education
What’s different about an RIT education? It’s the career experience you gain by completing cooperative education and internships with top companies in every single industry. You’ll earn more than a degree. You’ll gain real-world career experience that sets you apart. It’s exposure–early and often–to a variety of professional work environments, career paths, and industries.
Co-ops take your knowledge and turn it into know-how. Business co-ops provide hands-on experience that enables you to apply your knowledge of business, management, finance, accounting, and related fields in professional settings. You'll make valuable connections between course work and real-world applications as you build a network of professional contacts.
Students in the supply chain management degree are required to complete at least one block of cooperative education.