Master of Science in Supply Chain Management

With increased demands from customers, suppliers, and shippers, a wide array of employers are seeking professionals with advanced knowledge of supply chains.

Our master’s program will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to drive success and deliver value in your organization.

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The Master of Supply Chain Management will prepare you for leadership roles in sourcing, planning, logistics, and new product introduction.

You'll learn a systems approach to sustainably manage the flow of materials into and through an organization to its customers by applying analytical, technological, and managerial skills.

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The Walton Advantage

The Walton Advantage means learning in a supply chain program known for academic excellence, industry leadership, and real-world relevance. Students benefit from a nationally recognized curriculum backed by faculty expertise, research leadership, and deep industry connections.

Highly Ranked

Gartner, the leading global research firm, ranked our supply chain graduate programs as the second best in North America in 2022 and 2024. And our undergraduate supply chain program was ranked #1 in North America by Gartner in three straight periods (2020, 2022, and 2024).

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Unprecedented Collaboration

In February of 2025, Blue Yonder announced a two-year strategic partnership to benefit the supply chain management program. Blue Yonder will be the first-ever title sponsor for the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Program.

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Just the Facts: Master of Science in Supply Chain Management

Program Length

30 Credit Hours

Flexible Schedule

Start Date

Fall and Spring Semesters

The online program begins in the Fall and Spring semesters.

Admissions Info

Do I Qualify to Enroll?

Complete your undergraduate degree and meet additional requirements. View Requirements

Please note: This program does not support international student status. International applicants currently in the United States on a work visa (for example, H-1B and L1) are eligible to apply for admission consideration.

Entrance Test

GMAT or GRE

Students may be eligible for a GMAT/GRE test waiver with a 3.2 undergraduate GPA or 3 years of professional work experience. Please review our master's admissions policies.

Application Deadline

Fall Deadlines
International applicants: February 15
Priority (domestic applicants): April 15
Final (domestic applicants): July 1

Spring Deadlines
International applicants: August 15
Final (domestic applicants): November 1

Estimated Program Cost

100% Online Program
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Financial Assistance

Paying for College

Scholarships, Graduate Assistantships, and Financial Aid

S.T.E.M. Program Designation

STEM Designation

This graduate degree is a STEM designated program.

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Professor Remko van Hoek Awarded 2025 Distinguished Service Award

Remko van Hoek, professor of supply chain management at the University of Arkansas’ Walton College, received the 2025 CSCMP Distinguished Service Award—the highest individual honor in the field—and was inducted into the Supply Chain Hall of Fame. A global leader bridging academia and industry, van Hoek’s research and leadership continue to shape the future of supply chain management.

10/27/2025 | By Jerra Toms

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Program Overview

The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management at Walton College equips professionals with advanced knowledge in sourcing, logistics, analytics, and global supply chain strategy. Built on Walton’s nationally recognized expertise, the program emphasizes real-world application, industry relevance, and long-term career impact.

Courses Overview

To obtain the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, the following 30 hours of coursework must be completed.

Core Courses

SCMT 56303: Foundations for New Product Launch and Integrated Demand-Driven Value Networks Supply chain management is the integration of key business processes from end user through suppliers. The focus of this course is on the business fundamentals and core processes that must be linked throughout the supply chain in order to ensure the effective development and delivery of products and services that satisfy customers.
SCMT 56603: PLAN: Demand Planning and Inventory Operations This course examines the integrated planning and management of supply chain activities including, notably, demand forecasting and replenishment within sales & operations planning. In addition to modeling related decisions both in within-firm and supply chain contexts, strategic issues related to interfirm coordination and collaboration will be discussed.
SCMT 56803: SOURCE: Global Procurement and Supply Management In the global supply chain sourcing and procurement plays a critical role in ensuring supply, growing margins and contributing to reliable delivery to customers. This course covers the core sourcing and procurement processes of strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and takes a leadership approach to those covering topics such as change management and business alignment issues involved.
SCMT 56903: Supply Chain Performance Management and Analytics This course will examine standard and advanced analytical techniques used to transform data into actionable business intelligence and students will gain hands-on experience with these techniques. Students will gain an understanding of the practical considerations that arise in real-world applications by means of a term project. They will gain exposure to data science software capable of advanced predictive analytics and also through cases, expose them to innovative ways in which firms are using analytics to improve supply chain management processes.
SCMT 57303: Supply Chain Strategy, Governance and Change Management Evaluate and select appropriate supply chain strategies, change management approaches, and governance structures for business situations. This course leverages plan, source, make, deliver, customer service, and new product development capabilities to meet strategic and financial goals in demand-driven value networks.
SCMT 57203: DELIVER: Customer Service and Distribution Management This course is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the customer service and delivery processes needed to drive demand-driven value networks. The emphasis of this course will focus on systemic alignment across the functional capabilities of customer fulfilment service quality, transportation, distribution and return capabilities across the supply chain, with a specific emphasis on governance, performance management and the integration of advanced technologies.
SCMT 57103: MAKE: Achieving Operational Excellence This course focuses on understanding the key processes involved in providing valuable products and services for customers as well as important approaches to continuously improving these processes. Learners will leave this course with skills necessary to continuously improve the key manufacturing and service processes involved in providing valuable products and services to customers, as well as the project management competencies necessary to embedded new, innovative capabilities in their supply chains.

Choose 9 hours of approved business electives.

Electives Electives are chosen by the student in consultation with the Supply Chain Management M.S. Program Director. Approved electives (9 hours) may be any graduate course approved by the Supply Chain Management M.S. Program Director.

Dallas On-Site Experience
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Fall
2026		 Spring
2027
September
25-27
(both cohorts)		 Feb.
26-28

November
13-15
(both cohorts)

April
10-12

4+1 Option

The 4+1 program option will allow well-prepared undergraduate students to begin graduate courses during the last year of their undergraduate studies.

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