Master of Business Administration with track in Supply Chain Management
Strengthen core business acumen while gaining expertise in managing complex supply chains to help organizations respond effectively to market conditions.
Program Overview
Lead global supply chains with the online MBA degree in supply chain management program
Advance your career as a leader who manages and optimizes modern supply networks in rapidly shifting market landscapes. The Master of Business Administration with track in Supply Chain Management online program from Longwood University prepares you for the managerial decision-making and applied problem-solving that drive operational efficiency for integrated, data-driven supply chains.
The MBA Supply Chain Management online curriculum features eight core business courses and two courses that target the tools required for supply chain leadership roles: demand forecasting, regression, inventory management, sourcing, logistics, and analytics. You will also take part in a scaffolded project with a real organization and tackle AI-enhanced forecasting so you can learn to integrate supply chain concepts. Led by expert faculty, this 100% online MBA program utilizes an accelerated format perfect for working professionals.
As part of the AACSB-accredited College of Business and Economics at Longwood University, the online MBA in Supply Chain Management track meets the highest standards for business education programs.
The College of Business and Economics at Longwood University is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
Graduates of the MBA – Supply Chain Management track will:
- Apply data analytics, regression, and forecasting techniques to support supply chain planning and decision-making
- Design and evaluate integrated supply chain strategies that align operations with organizational goals
- Analyze demand, inventory, sourcing, and distribution trade-offs to improve efficiency and customer service
- Use quantitative and qualitative insights to assess supply chain performance and risks
- Effectively communicate data-supported supply chain recommendations to managerial stakeholders
- Apply data analytics, regression, and forecasting techniques to support supply chain planning and decision-making
- Design and evaluate integrated supply chain strategies that align operations with organizational goals
- Analyze demand, inventory, sourcing, and distribution trade-offs to improve efficiency and customer service
- Use quantitative and qualitative insights to assess supply chain performance and risks
- Effectively communicate data-supported supply chain recommendations to managerial stakeholders
Possible careers in supply chain management:
- Supply Chain Manager
- Sourcing or Procurement Manager
- Operations Manager
- Global Logistics Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
- Sourcing or Procurement Manager
- Operations Manager
- Global Logistics Manager
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Tuition
An online MBA program designed to fit your budget
The MBA – Supply Chain Management track offers affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition. The application fee is $40. All other fees are included in the total cost.
Tuition breakdown:
Virginia students
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per 3-Credit-Hour Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA - Supply Chain Management track | $450 | $1,350 | $13,950* |
Out-of-state students
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per 3-Credit-Hour Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA - Supply Chain Management track | $460 | $1,380 | $14,260* |
The professors were always very personable, and you had real connections with them. They were all willing to help you out in the real world, serving as a reference for you and helping you career-wise in the search. Numerous professors served as references when I was applying for jobs and scholarships.
-Katelyn Gough, Longwood University MBA graduate
Calendar
Upcoming start dates and payment deadlines
The Longwood University online MBA program is delivered in an accelerated format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.
Now enrolling:
| 7 Week Courses | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | First Class Day | Final Tuition Deadline† | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall A | 8/7/26 | 8/14/26 | 8/21/26 | 8/24/26 | 8/27/26 | 10/12/26 |
| Fall B | 10/2/26 | 10/9/26 | 10/16/26 | 10/19/26 | 10/22/26 | 12/7/26 |
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Admissions
Move forward and apply to our online MBA degree in supply chain management program
We've streamlined the admission process for the Longwood University online MBA program to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the MBA – Supply Chain Management track, including what additional materials you need and where you should send them.
The requirements include:
Admission Requirements
Prior to starting their graduate program, students must hold a conferred bachelor's degree or international equivalent from a college or university accredited by the appropriate institutional (formerly regional) accreditation agency. Applicants must meet one of the following for consideration for admission:
- Completed bachelor's degree from a university accredited by the appropriate institutional (formerly regional) accreditation agency with minimum 2.75 GPA.
- Completed bachelor's degree from a university accredited by the appropriate institutional (formerly regional) accreditation agency with 2.50 - 2.74 GPA and five years of professional level work experience. * Professional experience is defined as paid work experience that includes some combination of complex decision-making or analysis, management of people or projects, and at least moderate impact on the work unit or firm.
- All other prospective students are strongly encouraged to apply. These applicants must submit a one-page maximum letter of interest briefly indicating their reason(s) for obtaining a Longwood MBA along with their transcripts, resume, and optional GMAT score.
Transcripts from all institutions where you obtained a degree, bachelor or higher, and any post-baccalaureate coursework to be submitted at the time of application and subject to verification and approval by the MBA Director.
Resume including years of professional level work experience to be submitted at the time of application and subject to verification and approval by the MBA Director.
*International applicants may be required to submit additional test scores and documentation.
** Application fee waived for military (active and former). Verification must be submitted with application (ID or other form).
Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent from the granting institution(s) to:
Email address: [email protected] (preferred and quickest)
Mail address:
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Courses
Get to know your online MBA degree in supply chain management courses
For the MBA – Supply Chain Management track, you must complete 10 courses totaling 31 credit hours, including 25 credit hours of core courses, and 6 credit hours of electives.
Learning Outcomes:
- Apply the principles of financial reasoning to business situations and assess business problems using time value of money techniques
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of risk and return component
- Demonstrate general understanding of financial markets and instruments
- Apply the basic principles of security analysis and perform capital budgeting analysis
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand and explain the relationships between strategy with firm mission, vision, and objectives
- Analyze the general, competitive/industry, and internal environment through conducting systematic research with various analytical tools
- Assess the multiple facets of business issues to derive data-driven solutions
- Understand strategic decision-making and develop strategic plans at the business, corporate, and entrepreneurial level
- Create action plans with recommendations to implement and control strategic decisions
Learning Outcomes
- Apply appropriate terminology for IT systems to be able to communicate effectively regarding IT issues.
- Understand the role that IT plays in attaining and maintaining a competitive advantage in today’s rapidly changing business environment.
- Apply IT concepts to typical business situations and analyze cases to determine proper and improper application of IT principles.
- Critique positions on IT-related issues and debate the relative importance of technology applications in creating business value.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and explain theories, concepts, and research in leadership
- Analyze various leadership-related principles and topics including Leadership traits, Leadership Behaviors, Communication, Teamwork, Ethics, Power and Influence, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict
- Apply leadership concepts and theories to their everyday life, organizations, and current topics
- Develop their personal leadership philosophy
Learning Outcomes
- Apply theories and models to real-world situations
- Use statistics the correct way to deliver the information you need
- Learn how to use the data the right way
- Use statistics to make informed decisions
- Use models and techniques to create valuable information
Learning Outcomes:
- Use marginal analysis and thinking in optimization problems and distinguish different types of cost and their applicability in optimization problems
- Analyze the impact of changes in demand and supply conditions on the profit maximizing output and pricing decisions and calculate the price elasticity of demand and relate it with the profit maximizing price
- Demonstrate the value of framing managerial decision-making using a demand function
- Present univariate and multivariate patterns in data and perform regression analysis to estimate causal relationships; interpret regression output, including R-square, coefficients, p-values, and confidence intervals
- Conduct basic forecasting using regression output and be able to describe the strengths and weaknesses of ordinary least square (OLS) regression analysis
- Differentiate strategic from non-strategic decisions and analyze a strategic game and solve for equilibrium strategies and apply game theory to oligopolistic market structures
Learning Outcomes
- Explain marketing concepts in the context of marketing problems
- Design and debate proposals for solutions to marketing problems
- Construct a formal marketing plan
Learning Outcomes:
- Articulate how cost management helps organizations meet their strategic goals by managing costs
- Assign costs to production jobs or projects using different costing systems
- Assign activity costs to goods and services
- Build a basic cost-volume-profit (CVP) financial model and use a cost-benefit approach to common business decisions
- Demonstrate ethical reasoning in accounting and describe the importance of ethical behavior for managers and managerial accountants
*Price includes in-state tuition and fees. For students from outside Virginia, tuition and fees total $14,260.
**A resume verifying professional-level work experience must be submitted at the time of application and is subject to verification and approval by the MBA director.
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