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Rutgers the State University of New Jersey - Supply Chain Management Education


Supply Chain Management (BS, MS, MBA & PhD) Education & Career Courses  at Rutgers Business School (RBS) in Newark & New Brunswick, NJ

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RUTGERS, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities.

Founded in 1766, Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey’s land-grant institution and one of the nation’s foremost research universities.

The Rutgers Business School focuses on Business, Science, and Technology. The School is educating more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students at two main campuses in New Jersey as well as six satellite locations. in New Jersey, China, and Singapore.

Steeped in academic excellence, with a distinguished faculty and a corps of over 30,000 successful alumni, Rutgers Business School is highly ranked by the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, BusinessWeek, and The Wall Street Journal. It is recognized as one of the top three business schools in the greater New York etropolitan area; is ranked #6 nationwide for “Most Competitive Students” by The Princeton Review; and is part of the campus that is ranked #1 in diversity nationwide by U.S. News & World Report, since 1997.

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Academic Programs

Undergraduate Program

  • BS with Major in Supply Chain Management: This is a newly-established undergraduate program for the Rutgers Newark and New Brunswick campuses. It focuses on the areas of strategic sourcing, procurement management, logistics, quality management, and supply chain technologies. This program has a strong corporate sponsorship that provides excellent intern and job placement opportunities, as well as scholarships in the form of honors track. This program is available online as well.

Graduate Programs

  • MBA Concentration in Supply Chain Management: Supply Chain Management is one of the strategic MBA concentrations at Rutgers Business School. The curriculum is designed by faculty with input from the Center of Supply Chain Management and its industry affiliates to ensure that it is both comprehensive and current. This program has a strong corporate sponsorship which provides scholarships as well as excellent intern and job placement opportunities.
  • Master of Supply Chain Management (MSSCM - Online with residency option): The Rutgers Business School Master of Science in Supply Chain Management program enables you with the tools and resources to meet the challenges of today’s supply chains head-on. Flexible and convenient online courses make it easy to complete your degree in your own time. The curriculum is adapted to address current trends in the industry, which allows the immediate benefit of using what you know in your everyday role.
  • Master of Supply Chain Analytics (MSCA): Inspired by industry trends and demand, the Master of Supply Chain Analytics program at Rutgers Business School will prepare you to be a data-driven decision-maker in a rapidly growing job market. You'll find the ideal balance of hard, analytical data skills and generalized supply chain domain knowledge, as well as leadership and management opportunities with practical application. Some courses also offer you the opportunity to earn professionally-recognized certificates that will help advance your career.
  • Supply Chain Excellence MasterTrack Certificate: The Supply Chain Excellence MasterTrack Certificate offered through a partnership with Coursera, will take your supply chain management knowledge and expertise from beginner to advanced. The program features live expert instruction, interactive team-based learning, and real-world projects - 100% online. If you complete the MasterTrack program and are admitted to the full master’s degree program, the MasterTrack courses will count as 3 credits (or 1 class) towards your degree.

PhD Program

  • PhD in Supply Chain Management & Marketing Science: This program draws its competitive advantage from the research excellence of Rutgers operations management and marketing science faculty, and the participation of industry leaders (affiliated with the Center for Supply Chain Management) in curriculum development. This program is offered in cooperation with faculty at RUTCOR and at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Center for Supply Chain Management Programs

  • SCM Thought Leader Certificate (3 days): This 3-day certificate program covers major aspects of supply chain management, including strategy, sourcing and procurement, logistics, operations and organizational alignment.
  • Other Programs: Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Program & Lean Six Sigma Certification and Procurement Certification

RUTGERS Features

Rutgers is the sole university in the United States that is a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a public university. The university draws on a storied legacy of innovation and strong ties to a complex and diverse state to serve the public through education, research, and community engagement.

  • Campuses: A cosmopolitan campus in the University Heights section of New Jersey’s largest city, Rutgers -Newark has more than 11,700 students - from the U.S. and 70 other countries. The New Brunswick Campus is the birthplace of Rutgers. Comprising five smaller campuses - Busch, College Avenue, George H. Cook, Douglass, and Livingston - it is home to more than 38,000 students.
  • Accreditation: Rutgers was reaccredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Rutgers Business School has been accredited since 1941 by AACSB International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
  • AAU Membership: Rutgers is one of the nation’s leading comprehensive public research universities and the only public university in New Jersey in the Association of American Universities (AAU).
  • Faculty: The Rutgers faculty includes winners of the National Medals of Science and Technology, MacArthur “Genius” Fellowships, Guggenheim Fellowships, and Fulbright Scholarships. Rutgers Business School has nearly 150 full-time faculty members with teaching and research interests spanning across the wide spectrum of business disciplines.
  • Student Honors: : Rutgers students have been named Rhodes Scholars, Fulbright Fellows, Gates Cambridge Scholars, Churchill Scholars, Goldwater Scholars, Clarendon Scholars, Truman Scholars, Woodrow Wilson Scholars, and Udall Scholars. They have received support from the National Science Foundation, NASA, the National Institutes of Health, the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Research Council, and the Japanese Education Ministry. These awards have given them the chance to pursue advanced study and original research around the world.
  • Rankings: Rutgers Business School is recognized as one of the top three business schools in the New York Tri-State Region, and is the highest-ranked business school in New Jersey.
  • Center for Supply Chain Management:The Center builds upon the strengths of the Rutgers Business School with world-class research, innovative teaching and the integration of inter-functional business disciplines. It provides solutions to emerging supply chain management problems by promoting problem solving and research between the Rutgers University faculty and the business community and Serving as a ready source to the business community for leading-edge best practices in supply chain management.
  • Student Residences: Undergraduate students make up the most of the on-campus student population. Residence Life and University Housing provide a unique opportunity for graduate students to live on campus while completing an advanced degree. Living within designated graduate communities, students have the option to reside within traditional residence hall and apartment spaces on Busch, College Avenue, and the Cook/Douglass campuses.

LAST UPDATED ON Oct 22, 2022